Stents with elevations at selected crossing points
US6652577B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49874
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A prosthetic stent with a tubular wall having local inwardly or outwardly formed elevations. Stents having such elevations have a higher mechanical stability if bend according to the curvature of the body vessels to be supported or repaired. Also a method for manufacturing a stent with such elevations is described.
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