Patent ID: 6221100
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
Endoprosthesis percutaneously implantable by means of a catheter in a body of a patient, comprising:an oblong, hollow body having a longitudinal axis and which, upon placement in a position during implantation, is changeable from a small lumen during insertion to a larger lumen that conforms to a functional position of the endoprosthesis;wherein said endoprosthesis is a cylindrical netting produced from elastic filaments, such netting having meshes forming polygons with sides, the meshes further having connection zones with two filaments twisted around each other such that the two filaments are sides of the polygons, the polygons having sides that extend, at least in part, obliquely to the longitudinal axis; andthe endoprosthesis having a plurality of meshes each with a first connection zone and a second connection zone such that the first connection zone extends at an inclined angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the endoprothesis and the second connection zone extends at a different angle relative to said longitudinal axis than said inclined angle.