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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2001
Sylvie Lombardi, Karlsruhe, DE;
Wolfgang Supper, Karlsruhe, DE;
Arne Briest, Karlsruhe, DE;
Walter Garner, Bruchsal, DE;
Sylvie Lombardi, Karlsruhe, DE;
Wolfgang Supper, Karlsruhe, DE;
Arne Briest, Karlsruhe, DE;
Walter Garner, Bruchsal, DE;
Angiomed GmbH & Co. Medizintechnik KG, Karlsruhe, DE;
Abstract
A tubular implant having an axial end to which is attached a ring of spoons of a material different from that of the implant. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of attaching elements to an axial end of a tubular implant comprising the steps of providing said elements on one end of a support tube having a radius substantially that of the implant in its unexpanded configuration, abutting the implant and elements end-to-end, fixing the elements to the implant; and parting the elements from the support tube. In a third aspect, the invention provides an implant carrying an element of another material, the element and implant having complementary tapered mating surfaces for achieving a taper form fit of the element onto the implant.