Stent including a marker fitted to a frame portion

Details Stent including a marker fitted to a frame portion Stent including a marker fitted to a frame portion

2007-12-25

2011-11-08

Sweet, Thomas J (Department: 3774)

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Arterial prosthesis

Having marker

C623S001150

Reexamination Certificate

active

08052740

ABSTRACT:
A stent includes a plurality of annular units each made of a linear portion which extends circumferentially while folding in a zigzag manner and which is connected annularly, and connection portions which connect axially adjacent ones of the annular units with each other. Predetermined annular units have radiopaque markers each fixedly attached midway between one folded portion and a next folded portion in the linear portion located in a predetermined circumferential position.

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