Implant with attached element and method of making such an implant
First Claim
1. A tubular implant having an axial end to which is attached a ring of spoons of a material different from that of the implant.
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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.
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17 Claims
- 1. A tubular implant having an axial end to which is attached a ring of spoons of a material different from that of the implant.
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16. A method of attaching elements to an axial end of a tubular implant comprising the steps of:
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i. providing said elements on one end of a support tube having a radius substantially that of the implant in its unexpanded configuration, ii. abutting the implant and elements end-to-end, iii. fixing the elements to the implant; and
iv. parting the elements from the support tube.
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17. An implant made of wire or sheet material arranged in the form of a metal tube (10) having a long axis, a luminal surface (28) and an abluminal surface (26), and a radial wall thickness between said surfaces, the implant carrying within the wall thickness an element (20) made of a material than the material which forms the implant
characterised in that: the element and the implant have complementary tapered mating surfaces (32, 30) for achieving a taper form fit of the element on to the implant.
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