[54] TUBULAR STENT
[76] Inventor: Thomas Ischinger, Oberonstrasse, 3, 81927 Munich, Germany
[21] Appl. No.: 09/242,852
[22] PCT Filed: Aug. 22, 1997
[86] PCT No.: PCT/EP97/04585
§ 371 Date: Jun. 25, 1999
§ 102(e) Date: Jun. 25, 1999 [87] PCT Pub. No.: WO98/07386
PCT Pub. Date: Feb. 26, 1998
[30] Foreign Application Priority Data
Aug. 22, 1996 [DE] Germany 196 33 901
[51] Int. C I. A61F 2/06
[52] U.S. CI 623/1.15; 623/1.1
[58] Field of Search 623/1, 1.15, 1.16,
623/1.1, 1.12, 1.18, 1.19, 1.2, 1.21
[56] References Cited
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