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Dietrich H W Grönemeyer

Martin Busch

The invention relates to a medical implant or instrument, particularly a vascular endoprosthesis (stent), comprising a deformable structural part. In order to provide an implant of this type that is magnetic resonance-compatible and can be easily and economically produced, the invention provides that the structural part has a two-layer or multilayer design, whereby layers () have different electrical and/or magnetic properties. The invention particularly provides that the structural part has a frame structure with openings () whereby, in different layers () of the structural part, the openings () are each located at different positions not directly located one above the other.

Magnetic resonance-compatible medical implant

The invention relates to a medicinal implant or instrument, more particularly to a vascular endoprosthesis (), having a radially dilatable hose part () comprised of a tubular knitted fabric of interdigitating meshes composed of one or more individual fibres (). To provide such an implant or instrument that allows for MR-imaging of the interior of the implant or instrument, the invention proposes that the fibres () of the knitted fabric be electrically conductive and form an inductor () within a high-frequency resonant circuit.

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Sprockhövel, Germany

Dietrich H W Grönemeyer