Tubular implant

US7582108B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Deutsche Institute fuer Textil- und Faserforschung Stuttgart Stiftung des oeffentlichen Rechts · DE

Inventors

• Helmut Hierlemann · Göppingen, DE
• Maria Baumann · Göppingen, DE
• Markus Milwich · Oberboihingen, DE
• Heinrich Planck · Ratingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 27, 2004
• Grant date: Sep 1, 2009
• Expiry date: Jul 16, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2/90
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a tubular implant, in particular a stent, in the form of a round braid composed of threads of biocompatible material extending in oppositely directed helices and crossing over each other, thread areas located at the tube ends being free from thread ends, and threads present there being guided back into the braid structure.