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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Randolf Von Oepen, Hirrlingen, DE;
Gerd Seibold, Ammerbuch, DE;
Assignee:
Jomed GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a stent ( ) comprising a tubular flexible body ( ) whose wall ( ) has a web structure ( ) which can pass from a non-expanded state into an expanded state. The web structure ( ) comprises a plurality of neighboring web patterns ( ) which, in turn, consist of adjoining webs ( and , respectively). The web patterns ( ) are interconnected. Each web ( and respectively) comprises three portions ( and , respectively) that are arranged at an angle (&agr;, &bgr;) relative to one another.