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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2007
Ralf Kaufmann, Rangendingen, DE;
Ralf Kaufmann, Rangendingen, DE;
Jotec GmbH, Hechingen, DE;
Abstract
The present invention concerns a marker element () for marking one or more boundaries of a section of a stent () with a mesh (), the marker element () including a radiopaque material and being fitted on a device () for the delivery of the self-expanding stent () into a body vessel, the device () including a tubular element () which is inserted through the stent (). The marker element () between the stent () and the tubular element () can slide on the tubular element () and engages detachably into the mesh () of the stent (). The invention further concerns a device () for the delivery of a self-expanding stent () into a body vessel which is fitted with a marker element () of this type.