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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
May. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ernst P. Strecker, Karlsruhe, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an implantable prosthesis having a membrane and a fluid channel that are inserted into a body lumen to maintain fluid flow and support the lumen wall. A preferred embodiment of the invention includes a mesh membrane or filter attached to a covered stent. The membrane can be mounted on a frame formed with a shape memory material that can be delivered through a catheter into a body lumen. The membrane and the frame can expand from a delivery state into an expanded state.
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