STENT HAVING INCREASED VISIBILITY IN THE X-RAY IMAGE

A stent comprising a tubular base body having a lumen along a longitudinal axis. The base body has a plurality of circumferential support structures and one or more connectors. Two successive circumferential support structures are connected to one another via at least one connector. The stent is cha...

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Main Authors BAKCZEWITZ FRANK, FIRCHO HORST, WOLFER MARKUS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.04.2012
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:A stent comprising a tubular base body having a lumen along a longitudinal axis. The base body has a plurality of circumferential support structures and one or more connectors. Two successive circumferential support structures are connected to one another via at least one connector. The stent is characterized in that one, multiple, or all support structures and/or connectors have a slotted passage, and the slotted passage is filled with a radiopaque material and has a curvature which increases at least toward one end of the slotted passage.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201113248667