Angiomed Gmbh & Co. Medizintechnik Kg

Pia U Braeuer

Charles D Shermer

Sebastian Zickwolf

The present invention relates to a TIPS stent graft, comprising a tubular component having a lumen extending therethrough, the tubular component comprising a balloon expandable central section and a first and a second self-expanding section, the first and the second self-expanding section sandwiching the central section, the lumen extending through the first, central, and second sections, the stent graft being capable of selectively constricting the central section.

Tips stent graft and kit

Described herein is a catheter () including a needle () arranged for creating a puncture suitable for a TIPS shunt. The catheter can include a flexible catheter body () having a proximal and a distal end, the needle () being provided at the distal end of the catheter body (), and an actuator () arranged for vibrating the needle, the needle being provided with serrations () on its outside.

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Königsbach-Stein, Germany

Pia U Braeuer