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Layered stent

  • US 6,162,244 A
  • Filed: 09/23/1998
  • Issued: 12/19/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A stent system for the splitting and holding open of a body cavity, the stent system having a stent comprising:

  • a tube made from an elastic material;

    a tubular weave seating firmly on an outer surface of said tube, said weave having a filament with a diameter and;

    a coating covering said tube and said weave to hold said weave on said tube, said coating having a thickness less than said filament diameter, said coating consisting essentially of a self-solidifying fluid into which said tube and said weave are dipped, whereby the stent has a structured outer surface defined by said weave, and further comprising an application device for introducing the stent into a body cavity, said application device comprising a capture and a displacement device, an application bushing, and a conical plug.

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