Self-expandable, woven intravascular devices for use as stents (both straight and tapered), filters (both temporary and permanent) and occluders for insertion and implantation into a variety of anatomical structures. The devices may be formed from shape memory metals such as nitinol. The devices may...http://www.google.ca/patents/US20030149475?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030149475 - Methods for creating woven devices
