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Substantially flexible implant holder for a tubular implant structure

US8347730B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

C.R. Bard, Inc. · US

Inventors

Markus Lorenz · Haibach, DE
Thiemo Blank · Plankstadt, DE
Roman Forreiter · Ettlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 14, 2007
Grant date	Jan 8, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 31, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2203/0452
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A substantially flexible implant holder for holding a substantially tubular implant structure during fatigue testing of the implant structure, the implant holder having a substantially elongate cavity for occupation by the tubular implant structure and a cavity-surrounding part which extends from at least a first longitudinal end of the cavity to at least a second longitudinal end of the cavity, the cavity-surrounding part having a stiffness which gradually changes from a relatively high stiffness adjacent each of the longitudinal ends of the cavity to a relatively low stiffness adjacent a middle portion which is situated between the two longitudinal ends of the cavity.

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