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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2003
Applicant:
Klaus Schmitt, Remshalden, DE;
Inventor:
Klaus Schmitt, Remshalden, DE;
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an inventive stent (), helical filaments () are disposed on a first tubular layer (). The helical filaments () are mutually phase-shifted such that they do not touch and lie in one plane. The helical filaments () are completely coated by a second elastic tubular layer () which is connected to the first elastic tubular layer (). Further helical filaments may be disposed on the second elastic tubular layer (). The inventive stent can be lengthened for introduction into a hollow organ and is self-expanding.