Patent ID: 8523935

Claim:
Tubular support prosthesis for vessels or intercorporeal lumina, comprising at least two expandable support rings adjacently arranged along a support prosthesis main axis and connected to one another at least at one joint, said support rings being formed by a filament wound in a meander-like shape to form several arcs of curvature characterized in that each arc of curvature comprises a first lateral side portion, a second lateral side portion and an apex section extending between these side portions, wherein the lateral side portion of at least one arc of curvature of a first support ring and the lateral side portion of one arc of curvature of an adjacent second support ring laterally overlap and the joint is formed in the overlapping portion; wherein the overlapping arcs of curvature in the overlapping portion comprise common filament sections which form the joint, with an adjoining support ring and on the other side with a further adjoining support ring, and wherein the meander-like shape of the filament of a support ring comprises at least two different arc of curvature shapes or sizes, which commonly form a recurrent pattern of the meander-like shape.