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Conical stent

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  • US 6,818,015 B2
  • Filed: 03/03/2003
  • Issued: 11/16/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A body insertable prosthesis, including:

  • a tubular wall disposed about a longitudinal axis and including a first tubular segment having a first segment diameter;

    wherein the tubular wall further includes a second tubular segment disposed distally of the first tubular segment, and the second tubular segment has a proximal end diameter substantially equal to the first segment diameter and is narrowed in the distal direction to a distal end diameter less than the proximal end diameter; and

    wherein the first tubular segment is adapted to exert a first level of radial force therealong when the tubular wall is disposed within a body passageway, thereby to anchor the tubular wall within the body passageway.

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