Stent comprising a retaining element
AssigneeBentley InnoMed GmbH
InventorKlaus Kaspar
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Abstract
The invention relates to a stent (12) to be positioned in the bifurcation/branching (14) of a blood vessel (16), wherein the stent (12) is composed of a plurality of meshes (10) and has a distal (18) and a proximal end (20), characterized in that the stent is provided with a retaining element (22) that passes through oppositely arranged meshes (10) at the proximal end (20) of the stent (12).
Claims11
Stent to be positioned in the bifurcation/branching (14) of a blood vessel (16), wherein the stent (12) is composed of a plurality of meshes (10) and has a distal (18) and a proximal end (20) characterized in that the stent is provided with a removable retaining element with said retaining element (22) being passed through oppositely arranged meshes (10) at the proximal end (20) of the stent (12).
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