Stent
AssigneeAdmedes Schuessler GmbH
InventorsWerner Mailander, Erik Flaxmeier, Ralph Steiner, Frank Scherrible
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an aneurysm stent for implantation into a living body, in particular for treatment of aneurysms, in order to implant the stent in the compressed state in a vessel and expand the stent after positioning it in the vessel, having a grid or mesh structure and at least one membrane (2) or a plurality of membranes (2) for covering at least one or more stent cells (1; 3) in the grid or mesh structure, thereby matching the permeation characteristics of the stent structure to the particular characteristics of the aneurysm.
Claims19
Aneurysm stent for implantation into a living body, in particular for treatment of aneurysms, in order to implant the stent in the compressed state in a vessel and expand the stent after positioning it in the vessel, having a grid or mesh structure and at least one membrane or a plurality of membranes for covering at least one or more stent cells in the grid or mesh structure.
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A method for producing an aneurysm stent, comprising:
- preparing a stent structure from a material having shape memory characteristics with webs, the stent structuring having stent cells formed between the webs;
- attaching a membrane to the webs of at least one stent cell.
A method according to claim 15, wherein the membrane is applied to the webs by adhesion.
A method according to claim 16, wherein the membrane is filled with a medication.
A method according to one of claim 16, wherein the membrane is provided with an X-ray-visible material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.