| BIOTRONIK VI PATENT AG Patent applications |
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| 20120101566 | STENT HAVING IMPROVED STENT DESIGN - A stent is provided having a base body circumscribing a cylindrical shape and radially expandable from a contracted starting position into a dilated support position, including a plurality of meander-shaped struts disposed in the circumferential direction and arrayed on one another in the axial direction, each strut being meander-shaped in its coarse structure and made of a flexible material, and at least one axial connector in the axial direction, connecting the meander-shaped struts of two axially adjacent meandering curves, wherein the at least one axial connector connects the inside radius of a zenith point of a first meandering curve with a second meandering curve, characterized in that the at least one axial connector at the inside radius of the zenith point of the first meandering curve has an at least double-arm structure. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20110311456 | MARKER ALLOY - A marker alloy foreign implant made of a biodegradable metallic material and having the composition MgxYbyMz wherein x is equal to 10-60 atomic percent; y is equal to 40-90 atomic percent; z is equal to 0-10 atomic percent; M is one or more element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Zn, Au, Ga, Pd, Pt, Al, Sn, Ca, Nd, Ba, Si, and Ge; and wherein x, y, and z, together, and including contaminants caused by production, result in 100 atomic percent. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110293936 | FIBER STRAND AND IMPLANTABLE SUPPORTING BODY HAVING A FIBER STRAND - The invention relates to a fiber strand ( | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110190869 | ENDOPROSTHESIS - An endoprosthesis, particularly an intraluminal endoprosthesis, having a basic structure that is preferably configured in the shape of a hollow cylinder, preferably configured as a basic lattice. In the expanded state, an inner volume enclosed by the basic structure can be changed by means of the elasticity of the basic structure, where the basic structure can assume a normal state and a state of significant compression, with regard to its compression behavior, for further improvement of the healing progression when using an endoprosthesis according to the invention, where in the state of significant compression, the elasticity of the basic structure is significantly reduced as compared with the elasticity in the normal state. The state of significant compression is characterized by the fact that an inside diameter threshold value of the basic structure is not reached, or that a compression pressure threshold value is exceeded. In this connection, the inside diameter threshold value preferably amounts to about 75% of a nominal inside diameter, or the compression pressure threshold value preferably amounts to about 0.2 bar. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110178593 | MEDICATION DEPOT FOR MEDICAL IMPLANTS - An agent depot for mechanical connection to a surface of an endovascular implantable body, comprising one or more polymers, one or more bioactive agents, the agent depot being mechanically connectable to the implantable body by a force fit or an adhesive. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110137395 | CATHETER SYSTEM - A catheter system, comprising a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end; a functional section situated close to the distal end of the catheter; an inner shaft having a guidewire lumen; an outer tubing, such that the outer tubing completely or partially surrounds the functional section; a guidewire outlet having a distal portion and a proximal portion, such that the guidewire outlet passes through the inner shaft and the outer tubing; a guidewire, such that the guidewire is situated on the distal end of the catheter inside the guidewire lumen and is guided out of the catheter through the guidewire outlet, such that the guidewire outlet is attached close to the distal end of the catheter and proximally of the functional section; a cutting device for severing the outer tubing in retraction of same is attached to the distal portion of the guidewire outlet. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110130823 | STENT HAVING FUNCTION ELEMENTS - An endoprosthesis, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, including a tubular base body and at least one function element, the at least one function element also being tubular and being arranged on the base body in such a way that the at least one function element surrounds the base body at least partially and in at least partial areas, so that it is aligned concentrically with the base body. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110112628 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An implant, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, is provided having an implant body containing biodegradable metallic material, preferably iron. To accelerate the degradation, at least a portion of the surface of the implant body has a first coating formed from a composition containing at least one element selected from the group including strontium and calcium. An inexpensive method for manufacturing such an implant is also described. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110093061 | STENT HAVING RADIALLY EXPANDABLE MAIN BODY - A stent made of a material having a low strength and having a main body circumscribing a cylindrical shape and radially expandable from a contracted starting position into a dilated support position, comprising a) a plurality of support segments disposed around the circumference and arrayed on one another in the axial direction each segment being formed by a strut meandering in its coarse structure in its contracted starting position and having alternately opposing meandering curves expandable into the support position made of flexible material; b) a plurality of axial connectors connecting between zenith points of at least a part of the meandering curves in the axial-parallel direction of the support segments; (c) a plurality of x-ray marker projections, and d) at least one stabilizer for stabilizing the strut coarse structure in its contracted starting position against radial expansion and being automatically detachable upon radial expansion. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110077732 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an implant, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, having a body containing metallic material, preferably iron. For controlling the degradation of the implant the method includes the following steps: (a) providing a first part of the implant body; and (b) performing heat treatment which alters the carbon content and/or the boron content and/or the nitrogen content in the structure of a near-surface boundary layer in the first part of the implant body in such a way that strain on the lattice or a lattice transformation, optionally following a subsequent mechanical load, is achieved in the near-surface boundary layer. Such an implant is also described. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110034991 | ENDOPROSTHESIS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An endoprosthesis, in particular, an intraluminal endoprosthesis, e.g., a stent, having a basic mesh and a functional element attached to a carrier structure, the functional element having a different material composition than the material of the basic mesh in at least a portion of its volume. The carrier structure is arranged on the basic mesh in the first essentially finger-shaped end and protrudes away from the mesh essentially like a projection. The functional element is arranged on an area of the carrier structure protruding away from the base body and at least partially surrounds the area of the carrier structure. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110009952 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an implant, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, having a body containing metallic material, preferably iron. The following manufacturing method is provided for promotion of the anti-inflammatory effect of the implant: (i) providing the body of the implant; (ii) producing an at least partially closed pore structure in a portion of the structure of the implant body close to the surface; and (iii) incorporating NO | 01-13-2011 |
| 20100324659 | STENT HAVING IMPROVED STENT DESIGN - A stent is provided having a base body circumscribing a cylindrical shape and radially expandable from a contracted starting position into a dilated support position, including a plurality of meander-shaped struts disposed in the circumferential direction and arrayed on one another in the axial direction, each strut being meander-shaped in its coarse structure and made of a flexible material, and at least one axial connector in the axial direction, connecting the meander-shaped struts of two axially adjacent meandering curves, wherein the at least one axial connector connects the inside radius of a zenith point of a first meandering curve with a second meandering curve, characterized in that the at least one axial connector at the inside radius of the zenith point of the first meandering curve has an at least double-arm structure. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100324654 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an implant, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, with a body containing metallic material, preferably iron. The method includes the following steps to control degradation of the implant: (i) providing the body of the implant; and (ii) tribochemically treating at least part of the body surface by means of beam particles. An implant produced in this way is also described. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100292639 | CATHETER HAVING SINGLE-LAYER INNER SHAFT - The invention relates to a catheter having a single-layer inner tube, the single-layer inner tube with an inner surface forming a lumen and with an outer surface forming an outer surface of catheter duct, it being possible to arrange one or more guide wires in the lumen of the inner tube, characterized in that the single-layer inner tube is made of a material including: a) 96 to 99.9% by weight of a polymer, a copolymer, and/or a mixture of several polymers and/or copolymers; b) 0 to 1% by weight talc; c) 0 to 1% by weight calcium carbonate; d) 0 to 1% silicon dioxide; e) 0 to 1% by weight waxes; wherein the sum of the weight percentages of constituents b) to e) is at least 0.1% by weight, and no more than 4% by weight, and wherein all weight percentage information relates to the total weight of the single-layer inner tube. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100286608 | DRUG-COATED BALLOON CATHETER AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a drug-coated balloon catheter and to a method for producing the same. The balloon of the catheter includes (i) a main membrane, and (ii) an asymmetrical polymer membrane which is applied to an outside of the main membrane and into which at least one pharmaceutical active ingredient is introduced. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100262229 | Endoprosthesis and Method for Manufacturing Same - The invention relates to intraluminal endoprosthesis, preferably a stent consisting essentially of a base body and optionally a coating covering the surface of the base body at least partially. The invention is characterized in that the base body and/or the coating has at least one compound from the group of polyphosphates, magnesium oxyhalides, preferably Sorel cement. Furthermore, a method is described for manufacturing such an intraluminal endoprosthesis. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100249900 | Drug eluting medical implant with porous surface - An implant is proposed, in particular made from a base material including a biodegradable metal and/or a biodegradable metal alloy, wherein the implant includes a coating made of crystalline calcium phosphate and/or amorphous calcium phosphate. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100171492 | DEGRADATION AND INTEGRITY MEASURING DEVICE FOR ABSORBABLE METAL IMPLANTS - The present invention relates to a measuring device including a sensor catheter, an evaluation unit, and means for receiving a magnetic field and converting the magnetic field to an electrical measurement signal which are situated in the sensor catheter and connected to the evaluation unit. The evaluation unit is designed to evaluate the electrical measurement signal. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100161053 | Implant and Method for Manufacturing - The present invention proposes an implant, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, having a body, comprising at least one at least largely biodegradable metallic material, in particular magnesium or a magnesium alloy. To improve the degradation behavior, the implant has a first layer on at least a portion of its body surface, said layer containing a hydrogen-binding material, preferably palladium. Furthermore, methods for producing such an implant are given. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161030 | Device and Method for Producing Same - The invention relates to a device, in particular for medical use as an endoprosthesis, preferably as an intraluminal endoprosthesis, having a base body ( | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100137975 | ACTIVE-SUBSTANCE-COATED MEDICAL PRODUCT, METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION AND ITS USES - The present invention relates to a medical product that can be implanted or introduced into a vascular system of a human or animal organism, having an active substance coating according to the invention on the surface of the medical product, to a method for the production of a medical product that can be implanted or introduced into a vascular system of a human or animal organism, having an active substance coating according to the invention, to an active substance coating according to the invention for a medical product that can be implanted or introduced into a vascular system of a human or animal organism, to uses of the active substance coating according to the invention for the production of a medical product that can be implanted or introduced into a vascular system of a human or animal organism, and to a method for treatment of a stenosis, etc., in the vascular system of a human or animal organism. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100137971 | Stent with a Structure of a Biocorrodible Material and a Controlled Corrosion Behavior - The invention relates to a stent with a structure of a biocorrodible magnesium alloy or tungsten alloy, which comprises a multiplicity of web sections connected to one another, wherein (i) the structure has a support structure of a number of first web sections connected to one another, which are designed to perform a function supporting the vascular wall or preserving the mechanical integrity of the stent after an expansion of the stent for a predetermined period of time and (ii) at least one second web section is present, which a) is directly connected to a selected first web section, b) does not perform a function supporting the vascular wall or preserving the mechanical integrity of the stent after the expansion of the stent for the predetermined period of time, and c) has a smaller average grain size than the first web sections of the support structure from (i). | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100121432 | Endoprosthesis - The invention relates to an endoprosthesis, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, for example a stent, having a base body composed at least partially of a metallic material, and having a functional element which is attached to the base body or imbedded therein and which contains material that is radiopaque and/or X-ray opaque and has a different material composition, at least in a portion of its volume, compared to the material of the base body. To avoid contact corrosion and undesired corrosion, the functional element is provided with a barrier layer which electrically insulates the radiopaque and/or X-ray opaque material from the base body. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100121312 | Catheter Shaft - The invention relates to a method for the production of at least one longitudinal section of a catheter, wherein the method comprises the winding of film, and the film is provided in the form of strips, the film strip is wound in the manner of a screw such that the side edges of the film strip extending in the manner of a thread overlap the film strip, and further a bonded connection is created in the overlapping region such that the longitudinal section has a closed and at least fluid-tight surface. The invention further relates to a catheter produced according to the method, and a device for carrying out the method. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100119581 | Medical Products That Release Pharmaceutically Active Substances - The present invention concerns medical products that release pharmaceutically active substances, the efficiency of which is increased as the result of a combination with an inhibitor of the transport protein P-glycoprotein. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100119576 | USE OF ONE OR MORE OF THE ELEMENTS FROM THE GROUP YTTRIUM, NEODYMIUM AND ZIRCONIUM, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS WHICH CONTAIN THOSE ELEMENTS - A method of treating a patient includes the medical use of one or more of the elements from the group yttrium, neodymium and zirconium, pharmaceutical formulations which contain said elements and implants which are at least region-wise made up of such formulations. It has been found inter alia that a formulation containing one or more of the elements has an action of inhibiting the proliferation of human smooth muscle cells. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100106243 | Implant Made of Biocorrodible Iron or Magnesium Alloy - The invention relates to an implant made of a biocorrodable metallic material and having a coating composed of or containing a biocorrodable polyphosphate, polyphosphonate, or polyphosphite. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100087916 | Implant and Method for Producing a Degradation-Inhibiting Layer on the Surface of an Implant Body - A method for manufacturing a degradation-inhibiting first layer on the surface of an implant body, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, whereby the body has at least one metallic material, which is at least largely biodegradable, comprising the following steps: preparing the body of the implant, and applying the first layer to at least a portion of the body surface, whereby the first layer contains magnesium stearate. An implant obtainable by such a method. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100087915 | Implant and Method for Manufacturing Same - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an implant, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, with a body containing metallic material, preferably iron. To control the degradation of the implant, the method comprises the following steps: a) preparing the body of the implant, and b) incorporating hydrogen into at least a portion of the structure of the implant body near the surface. Furthermore, such an implant is described. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100087914 | Implant and Method for Manufacturing Same - The present invention proposes a method for manufacturing an implant, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, having a body such that the body has metallic material. To control the degradation in a desired time window, e.g., between four weeks and six months, the following production method is performed: a) preparing the body of the implant, and b) plasma-chemical treatment of at least a portion of the surface of the body in an aqueous solution by applying a plasma-generating electric alternating voltage to the body ( | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100082092 | Implant Made of a Biodegradable Magnesium Alloy - An implant made in total or in parts of a biodegradable magnesium alloy consisting of Y: 2.0-6.0% by weight, Nd: 1.5-4.5% by weight, Gd: 0-4.0% by weight, Dy: 0-4.0% by weight. Er: 0-4.0% by weight, Zr: 0.1-1.0% by weight, Li:0-0.2% by weight, Al: 0-0.3% by weight, under the condition that a) a total content of Er, Gd and Dy is in the range of 0.5-4.0% by weight and b) a total content of Nd, Er, Gd and Dy is in the range of 2.0-5.5% by weight, the balance being magnesium and incidental impurities up to a total of 0.3% by weight. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100076539 | SYSTEM FOR INTRODUCING AN INTRALUMINAL ENDOPROSTHESIS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A SYSTEM - A system for introducing an intraluminal endoprosthesis ( | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100049300 | Stent and Method and Device for Fabricating the Stent - Stent, as well as a method and device for fabricating the stent, wherein the stent has a tubular lattice structure comprising individual struts and at least one strut of which at least one longitudinal section runs with at least one directional component in the radial circumferential direction of the stent, wherein the surface of the longitudinal section facing the outside of the stent is curved only about the longitudinal axis of the stent. According to the invention, the surface of longitudinal section of the strut, which surface faces the inside of the stent, has such a curvature that the strut cross section is fluidically optimized. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100034899 | USE OF ONE OR MORE OF THE ELEMENTS FROM THE GROUP YTTRIUM, NEODYMIUM AND ZIRCONIUM, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS WHICH CONTAIN THOSE ELEMENTS - A method of treating a patient includes the medical use of one or more of the elements from the group yttrium, neodymium and zirconium, pharmaceutical formulations which contain said elements and implants which are at least region-wise made up of such formulations. It has been found inter alia that a formulation containing one or more of the elements has an action of inhibiting the proliferation of human smooth muscle cells. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100023112 | BIOCORRODIBLE IMPLANT WITH A COATING COMPRISING A HYDROGEL - The invention relates to an implant having a base body consisting completely or partially of a biocorrodible metallic material, the material being such that it decomposes in an aqueous environment to yield an alkaline product and the base body has a coating comprising or containing a hydrogel, characterized in that the hydrogel has a reduced swelling capacity at an elevated pH. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100022894 | Intravascular Measurement - An implantable sensor for measuring fluidic parameters with a surface acoustic wave transponder for detecting vasomotor quantities and one retaining stent attached to each of two opposite ends of the surface acoustic wave transponder. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100010640 | IMPLANT SYSTEM HAVING A FUNCTIONAL IMPLANT COMPOSED OF DEGRADABLE METAL MATERIAL - An implant system comprising a functional implant ( | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100010621 | STENT HAVING BIODEGRADABLE STENT STRUTS AND DRUG DEPOTS - A stent comprising stent struts ( | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100010615 | INSERTION SYSTEM FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING A SHEATH AND SHEATH FOR AN INSERTION SYSTEM FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE - An insertion system ( | 01-14-2010 |
| 20090312700 | Device for Minimally Invasive Insertion into a Physiological Lumen - A device for the minimally invasive insertion into a lumen of a hollow organ comprises a hose-shaped wall ( | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090274737 | IMPLANT COMPRISING A SURFACE OF REDUCED THROMBOGENICITY - An implant for a human or animal body, comprising a surface having reduced thrombogenic properties, whose surface has a wetting angle of Θ, where Θ≦80°. Also disclosed is a method for producing an implant and the use an implant to reduce the dose or concentration in administration of a concomitant systemic medication with one or more anticoagulant active ingredients before, during or after implantation of the implant in a human or animal body. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090270979 | BIODEGRADABLE METALLIC STENT - A biodegradable metal stent having delayed degradation after implantation, the stent comprising a stent material coated with at least one wax material, Also provided is a method for manufacturing and use of such a stent. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270977 | STENT FIXATION SYSTEM - A stent fixation system | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270969 | DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVING A RELEASE MECHANISM FOR RELEASING AN OBJECT CARRIED BY A CATHETER AS WELL AS A RELEASE MECHANISM OF A DELIVERY SYSTEM - A delivery system having a release mechanism ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090248136 | MEDICAL SUPPORTING IMPLANT, IN PARTICULAR STENT - A medical supporting implant, in particular a stent, comprises a tubular base body which is made up of bendable struts ( | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090227901 | CATHETER GUIDEWIRE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A catheter guidewire ( | 09-10-2009 |
| 20090204082 | CATHETER, SYSTEM FOR INSERTING AN INTRALUMINAL ENDOPROSTHESIS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A catheter having a balloon ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090198320 | IMPLANT WITH A BASE BODY OF A BIOCORRODIBLE IRON ALLOY - An implant having a base body comprising entirely or in part a biocorrodible iron alloy wherein the base body of the implant comprises at least one of the following: (i) a biocorrodible iron alloy of formula (1): Fe—P where the amount of P in the alloy is from 0.01 to 5 wt %, and Fe plus impurities due to the production process account for the remainder of the alloy up to 100 wt %; or (ii) a biocorrodible iron alloy of the formula (2): Fe—Mn—X where the amount of Mn in the alloy is from 5 to 30 wt %, X stands for one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, Ir, Rh, Re, Ru and Os, and the amount of X in the alloy is from 0 to 20 wt % and Fe plus impurities due to the production process account for the remainder of the alloy up to 100 wt %; or (iii) a biocorrodible iron alloy of formula (3): Fe-Z where Z is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Pt, Ir and Os and the amount of Z in the alloy is from 5 to 30 wt %, and Fe plus impurities due to the production process account for the remainder of the alloy up to 100 wt %. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090192596 | IMPLANT HAVING A BASE BODY OF A BIOCORRODIBLE ALLOY - An implant having a base body comprised entirely or partially of a biocorrodible metallic material and in which at least the parts of the base body comprising the biocorrodible metallic material are covered entirely or partially with a coating which contains or is comprised of the polymer. At least 90% of the total number of polymer units of the polymer comprise polymer units of formula (1) and polymer units of formula (2) | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090192594 | IMPLANT HAVING A BASE BODY OF A BIOCORRODIBLE ALLOY AND A CORROSION-INHIBITING COATING - An implant having a base body consisting entirely or in part of a biocorrodible metallic material wherein at least the parts of the base body made of the biocorrodible metallic material are covered with a corrosion-inhibiting coating. The coating comprises a primer layer of a first biodegradable polymer material comprising a poly(D,L-lactide) (PDLLA) with a degree of polymerization in the range of 5 to 20 and a protective layer of a second biodegradable polymer material comprising a diblock copolymer (PEG/PLGA) of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) applied to the primer layer. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090192453 | MULTI-MEMBRANE BALLOON AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MULTI-MEMBRANE BALLOON - A multi-membrane balloon ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090148496 | IMPLANTS WITH MEMBRANE DIFFUSION-CONTROLLED RELEASE OF ACTIVE INGREDIENT - An implant for implantation in a human or animal body having a structure comprising a) an implant base body; b) a primer layer which is partially or completely applied to the surface of the implant; c) an active ingredient layer consisting of one, two, three or more active ingredients applied entirely or partially to the surface of the primer layer; and d) a diffusion-controlling layer which is applied partially or entirely to the active ingredient layer, and optionally to the primer layer, wherein diffusion of the active ingredients of the active ingredient layer is controlled. Also disclosed is a manufacturing method for an implant. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090112307 | STENT HAVING A BASE BODY OF A BIOINERT METALLIC IMPLANT MATERIAL - A stent having a base body of a bioinert metallic implant material wherein the base body is covered with an SiC coating. An external surface of the base body has a plurality of cavities which are filled with an antiproliferative active ingredient, A luminal surface of the base body has a coating which contains or comprises attractors for endothelial cells. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090107516 | STENT MADE OF NITINOL HAVING IMPROVED AXIAL BENDING STIFFNESS AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTION METHOD - A stent made of nitinol having improved axial or radial stiffness, the stent having a support structure which comprises peripheral struts around the circumference, wherein the peripheral struts are linked to one another in the axial direction via connection struts. The support structure may assume a first compressed state and a second expanded state. The nitinol is in the support structure in a martensitic microstructure in the compressed state and largely in an austenitic microstructure in the second expanded state. One or more support structure sections, however, are entirely or partially in a martensitic microstructure in the second expanded state. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090076596 | STENT HAVING A COATING - A stent having a coating comprising either L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) or a derivative of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA), the foregoing obtained by either ionic or covalent bonding of a pharmaceutical active ingredient to either the amino or the acid function of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA). | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090069884 | STENT HAVING A BASE BODY OF A BIOCORRODABLE ALLOY - A stent comprising a base body consisting at least in part of either an arsenic-containing or selenium-containing biocorrodable alloy of at least one element selected from the group consisting of magnesium, iron, tungsten, zinc and molybdenum. A method for producing a stent with a base body having a core and a diffusion layer covering the core and an arsenic-containing and/or selenium-containing biocorrodable alloy comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of magnesium, iron, tungsten, zinc and molybdenum. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090048660 | IMPLANT OF A BIOCORRODABLE MAGNESIUM ALLOY AND HAVING A COATING OF A BIOCORRODABLE POLYPHOSPHAZENE - An implant of a biocorrodable metallic material comprising a coating having a biocorrodable polyphosphazene. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090030507 | DEGRADABLE METAL STENT HAVING AGENT-CONTAINING COATING - A stent comprising a degradable metal stent main body; a partition layer which is applied to the surface of the stent main body so that at least parts of the surface of the luminal side are not covered; and an agent-containing layer which is applied to the surface of the partition layer at least partially on the abluminal side of the stent main body and comprises one or more agents and possibly one or more polymers. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090030506 | ENDOPROSTHESIS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A stent with a basic mesh comprising an at least largely biodegradable material and a coating ( | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090024211 | STENT WITH A COATING OR FILLING OF A CAVITY - A stent of a metallic base body and with an SiO | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090024210 | MEDICATION DEPOT FOR MEDICAL IMPLANTS - A method for producing an agent depot for mechanical connection to a surface of an endovascular implantable body, comprising a) providing one or more polymers; b) providing one or more agents; and c) producing an agent depot from said polymers and said agents, the agent depot being mechanically connectable to the surface of the body using force action or adhesive. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090018648 | STENT WITH A COATING - A stent of a metallic base body with a selenium-containing coating or filling of a cavity. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090017088 | IMPLANT AND SYSTEM OF AN IMPLANT AND A EXCITATION DEVICE - An implant comprising a body ( | 01-15-2009 |
| 20080312736 | IMPLANT HAVING A SURFACE-PROXIMAL MAGNESIUM-CONTAINING DIFFUSION LAYER AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTION METHOD - An implant comprising an implant material forming a base made of one or more metallic elements; a diffusion layer covering the base made of at least one of the metallic elements of the implant material and at least magnesium; and, optionally, a metal layer covering the diffusion layer made of magnesium or a biocorrodible magnesium alloy. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080300665 | MEDICAL IMPLANT, IN PARTICULAR STENT - A medical implantable stent comprising a main structure ( | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080281400 | MEDICAL IMPLANT, IN PARTICULAR STENT FOR USE IN BODILY LUMEN - A medical implant, in particular a stent for insertion in a bodily lumen, having a base structure ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080269872 | STENT - A stent comprising an essentially tubular open supporting structure ( | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080243242 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CORROSION-INHIBITING COATING ON AN IMPLANT MADE OF A BIO-CORRODIBLE MAGNESIUM ALLOY AND IMPLANT PRODUCED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD - A method for producing a corrosion-inhibiting coating on an implant made of a biocorrodible magnesium alloy, the method comprising providing the implant; and treating the implant surface using an aqueous or alcoholic conversion solution containing one or more ions selected from the group consisting of K | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080243230 | STENT HAVING RADIALLY EXPANDABLE MAIN BODY - A stent made of a material having a low strength and having a main body circumscribing a cylindrical shape and radially expandable from a contracted starting position into a dilated support position, comprising a) a plurality of support segments disposed around the circumference and arrayed on one another in the axial direction each segment being formed by a strut meandering in its coarse structure in its contracted starting position and having alternately opposing meandering curves expandable into the support position made of flexible material; b) a plurality of axial connectors connecting between zenith points of at least a part of the meandering curves in the axial-parallel direction of the support segments; and c) at least one means for stabilizing the strut coarse structure in its contracted starting position against radial expansion and being automatically detachable upon a radial expansion of the stent. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080215140 | STENTS COATED WITH BIOMOLECULES AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION - A stent comprising a basic stent body, at least one anchor group on the surface of the basic stent body, and at least one biomolecule which is bound to the at least one anchor group, the anchor group being the same or different and selected from the group of compounds with the general formula (I) | 09-04-2008 |
