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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2002
Applicants:
Lars Tenerz, Uppsala, SE;
Pär Von Malmborg, Uppsala, SE;
Torbjörn Mathisen, Älvsjö, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Radi Medical Systems AB, Uppsala, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Expandable stent for insertion into a body passage having a mesh structure of interconnecting portions () joined together by joining portions (). The stent, when inserted into said body passage, is adapted to dissolve into smaller parts, wherein the joining portions dissolve faster than the interconnecting portions. In a preferred embodiment the joining portions are made from a first material and the interconnecting portions are made from a second material different from said first material, wherein the first material dissolves faster than said second material.