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Stent

  • US 8,834,559 B2
  • Filed: 02/28/2006
  • Issued: 09/16/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An aneurysm stent for implantation into a living body for the treatment of aneurysms, the stent comprising:

  • a compressed state for positioning the stent in a vessel and an expanded state for treating the aneurysm, the aneurysm stent having a grid or mesh structure comprising non-covered stent cells and covered stent cells, wherein the stent cells are compressed when the stent is in the compressed state, wherein each covered stent cell contains a membrane, the membrane having a non-porous or closed structure to reduce fluid permeability in a region of the membrane, and wherein each entire membrane is provided in the corresponding covered stent cell within a thickness of that stent cell so that each membrane does not project beyond a thickness of the grid or mesh structure.

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