EP0804934A3
Cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy stent and stent-graft
Abstract
A self-expanding stent (10) formed of helically wound and braided filaments (14) of wrought cobalt, chromium and molybdenum alloy containing less than about five weight percent nickel. The composition of the alloy from which one embodiment of the stent is formed is Co-26Cr-6Mo-1Si-1Fe-1Mn-1Ni.

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| EP0213781A1 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | A | Search report | 1,5-8,11,13 |
| US3861909A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1,5-8,11,13 |
| US5061275A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1-4,9,10,12,14,15 |
| WO9424961A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A | Search report | 1-8,13-15 |
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| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
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| 640253 | United States of America | – | |
| 64025396 | United States of America | A | |
| 64025396 | United States of America | A | |
| US19960640253 | – | – | – |
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| CA2201542A1 | Canada | A1 | |
| EP0804934A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| AU1992797A | Australia | A | |
| JPH1043314A | Japan | A | |
| MX9703231A | Mexico | A | |
| US5891191A | United States of America | A | |
| EP0804934A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| AU726102B2 | Australia | B2 | |
| CA2201542C | Canada | C | |
| EP0804934B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| AT246526T | Austria | T | |
| ATE246526T1 | Austria | T1 | |
| DE69723905D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| DK0804934T3 | Denmark | T3 | |
| PT804934E | Portugal | E | |
| ES2202546T3 | Spain | T3 | |
| DE69723905T2 | Germany | T2 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0804934
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0804934
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0804934
- Application
- 97302192
- Application, DOCDB
- 97302192
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19970302192
Titles3
- German
- Stent aus einer Kobalt-Chrom-Molybdänlegierung und Stent-Transplantat
- English
- Cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy stent and stent-graft
- French
- Extenseur en alliage cobalt-chrome-molybdène et greffe à extenseur
Classification
- CPC, 3
- A61F2/90
- A61L31/022
- A61F2210/0076
- IPC, 2
- A61F2 90
- A61L31 02
Designated states17
- Contracting states, 17
- Austria
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Germany
- Denmark
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Portugal
- Sweden