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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2015
Universitat Zurich, Zurich, CH;
Benedikt Weber, Zurich, CH;
Simon Philipp Hoerstrup, Zurich, CH;
UNIVERSITAT ZURICH, Zurich, CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to a medical implant, comprising an expandable structure () which is designed to be expanded from a crimped state into an expanded state, wherein the structure () forms a tubular scaffolding in the expanded state, and wherein the structure () comprises a plurality of first struts () arranged along a periphery of the structure in said expanded state. According to the invention, the first struts () each comprise a recess (O), wherein the medical implant () further comprises a sealing member () arranged in said recesses (O), wherein said sealing member () is formed annularly in said expanded state.