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Endoprostheses and methods of manufacture

  • US 6,887,266 B2
  • Filed: 01/15/2003
  • Issued: 05/03/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An endoprosthesis comprising one or more fibers, said one or more fibers comprising a braid comprising one or more points of intersection, said endoprosthesis further defining a generally tubular structure, a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration, and said one or more fibers comprising one or more locking elements proximate said one or more points of intersection, wherein said one or more locking elements engage upon deployment to maintain said endoprosthesis in said deployed configuration, without requiring an additional locking member or axial element.

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