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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Erik Andersen, Roskilde, DK;
Ernst Peter Strecker, Karlsruhe, DE;
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Corporation, Natick, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
A tubular prosthesis including a tubular wall portion of loosely interlocked pattern, e.g. of knitted loops, constructed to function within a body lumen. The loops are preferably formed of co-knitted strand materials. A first strand material is a metal strand that structurally defines the tubular shape of the prosthesis and maintains the shape when positioned in the lumen. A second strand material is a predetermined substance selected to provide desired characteristics to the wall of the prosthesis.