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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 1996
Filed:
May. 26, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaus Schmitt, Remshalden-Grunbach, DE;
Armin Singvogel, Remseck, DE;
Helmuth Entenmann, Schorndorf-Schornbach, DE;
Mogens Amstrup, Schorndorf, DE;
Walter Klepetiko, Vienna, AT;
Assignee:
Willy Rusch AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606200 ; 623-1 ; 623 12 ; 606194 ;
Abstract
A stent for the splinting and/or for the holding open of a hollow organ is comprised from filaments 11 which are formed together into a tubular and self-expanding netting. In the collapsed state the stent 10 is stretched in an axial direction and in an extended state the stent is fore-shortened in the axial direction. The filaments 11 are formed with rectangular cross-section and the crossing-points 12 are securely attached to another at the free ends 14 and 15.