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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Petrus Antonius Besselink, Enschede, NL;
Assignee:
JOMED GmbH, Rangendingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to bistable cells and their use in devices, particularly medical devices such as stents, clamps and valves. An expandable stent formed of a plurality of bistable cells is described. The stent has two or more stable configurations, including a first stable configuration with a first diameter and a second stable configuration with a second, larger diameter. A valve comprising a bistable cell for use in eliminating incontinence is also disclosed.
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