Abstract: A stent holder is configured for holding a self-expandable stent for insertion into a body vessel. In order to prevent the stent from migrating on a holder body of the stent holder, said holder body comprises two fixing or fixation elements for temporarily fastening opposite stent ends of stent.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 7, 2002
Publication date:
May 8, 2003
Applicant:
JOMED NV.
Inventors:
Irene Rueeger, Silvio Schaffner, Suk-Woo Ha
Abstract: A stent has a tubular flexible body with a wall formed of a web structure. The web structure has a plurality of neighboring web patterns which include webs arranged side by side. The web patterns are interconnected via at least one connection element. To prevent the connection element from moving out of the plane of the wall during expansion, the connection elements are each provided with connection webs arranged at an angle relative to one another and interconnected via hinges.