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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Helmut Hierlemann, Goeppingen, DE;
Maria Baumann, Goeppingen, DE;
Markus Milwich, Oberboihingen, DE;
Heinrich Planck, Nuertingen, DE;
Inventors:
Helmut Hierlemann, Goeppingen, DE;
Maria Baumann, Goeppingen, DE;
Markus Milwich, Oberboihingen, DE;
Heinrich Planck, Nuertingen, DE;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a tubular implant, in particular a stent, in the form of a round braid composed of threads of biocompatible material extending in oppositely directed helices and crossing over each other, thread areas located at the tube ends being free from thread ends, and threads present there being guided back into the braid structure.