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Stent and method of using same

  • US 5,860,999 A
  • Filed: 11/25/1997
  • Issued: 01/19/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A stent comprising a hollow, elongated body having a longitudinal axis of symmetry, said body being formed of a material having material areas and gaps between them so that after said stent is inserted into a lumen of an organ said stent can keep the lumen open while permitting tissue to grow round the stent with said body material comprising a plurality of elongated meander paths arranged adjacent one another successively over the surface of said body, plural connecting parts extending between and connecting each two adjacent meander paths, said connecting parts being relatively short in length as compared to the width of each of the two associated elongated meander paths, and said connecting parts between each two adjacent meander paths being spaced from one another along the length of the adjacent, connected meander paths by at least two non-interconnected meanderings of each meander path.

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