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Polymer prosthesis

US8672995B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

12References

32Claims

0Family size

Assignee

C.R. Bard, Inc. · US

Inventors

Thiemo Blank · Plankstadt, DE
Thomas Wille · Boynton Beach, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 21, 2006
Grant date	Mar 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 14, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0018
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A polymer prosthesis with lumen and an axial length and having in a pre-delivery condition a plurality of relatively stiff stenting segments spaced from each other along the length of the prosthesis, the spaces between the relatively stiff stenting segments of a first polymer being bridged by relatively flexible linking segments of a second polymer, different from the first, the relatively stiff stenting segments and the relatively flexible linking segments being alternately arranged along the length of the prosthesis.

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