Endoprosthesis that can be percutaneously implanted in the patient's body
OwnerErnst Peter Streckerinventor
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Abstract
An endoprosthesis is provided. In one embodiment the endoprosthesis may include an elongated hollow structure that may be deliverable into a body lumen of a patient for dwelling therein. This structure may be expandable and may have an initial state of decreased outer diameter during delivery relative to the outer diameter of the structure during dwelling. The endoprosthesis may also include a lining impregnated with a medication for delivery to the patient wherein the lining may be continuous and connected along the structure and expandable therewith. It may also be deformable under pressure associated with expansion of the hollow structure, such that the lining does not crack during expansion.
Claims30
An endoprosthesis comprising:
- an elongated hollow structure,
- the structure being deliverable into a body lumen of a patient for dwelling therein,
- the structure being expandable and having an initial state of decreased outer diameter during delivery relative to the outer diameter of the structure during dwelling;
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- a lining impregnated with a medication for delivery to the patient,
- the lining being continuous and connected along the structure and expandable therewith,
- the lining deforming plastically during the expansion of the hollow structure, such that the lining does not crack during expansion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.