Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Arterial prosthesis – Stent structure
Patent
1991-06-28
1993-08-17
Isabella, David
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Arterial prosthesis
Stent structure
623 12, A61F 206
Patent
active
052364470
ABSTRACT:
An artificial tubular organ composed of a tubular supporting frame made of a plastic material which is provided on at least one surface therefore with a medical prosthetic material. The supporting frame is composed of a plurality of ring portions arranged on an axis, and a plurality of pairs of connecting portions extending between adjacent two ring portions so as to connect them to each other, every other pair of the connecting portions being diametrically arranged on the ring portions, the remaining pairs of the connecting portions being arranged such that a plane containing their center lines is perpendicular to a plane containing the center lines of pairs of diametrically arranged connecting portions. The medical prosthetic material may be a woven fabric, a knitted fabric, a nonwoven fabric, or a combination thereof. Preferred fabric includes absorbable macromolecular yarns and nonabsorbable macromolecular yarns.
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Arai Takashi
Kubo Yoshihiko
Maeda Tomiyo
Nakajima Susumu
Tsujikawa Hajime
Brittingham Debra S.
Isabella David
Nissho Corporation
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