Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A medical article for implantation into a blood vessel of a patient, comprising a self expanding body shaped substantially into a body of revolution, a surface of which is defined by wire members forming cells of a generally polygonal shape over at least a part of said surface, wherein said body of revolution has a diameter increasing continuously in an axial direction of the body from one end forming an apex towards a opposite end forming a base and wherein said body of revolution is defined by a generatrix forming a n-th order curve according to a formula y=Ax.sup.n where for a given point on the surface of the body, x is a radius in a radial plane including said point, y is a distance from said radial plane to a plane parallel thereto including a geometrical apex, A is a constant, and n≧1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A medical article for implantation into a blood vessel of a patient, comprising a self expanding body shaped substantially into a body of revolution, a surface of which is defined by wire members forming cells of a generally polygonal shape over at least a part of said surface, wherein said body of revolution has a diameter increasing continuously in an axial direction of the body from one end forming an apex towards a opposite end forming a base and wherein said body of revolution is defined by a generatrix forming a n-th order curve according to a formula y=Ax.sup.n where for a given point on the surface of the body, x is a radius in a radial plane including said point, y is a distance from said radial plane to a plane parallel thereto including a geometrical apex, A is a constant, and n≧1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A medical article as claimed in claim 1 wherein said cells are of a general rhombic shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A medical article as claimed in claim 1 further comprising anchoring members for fixing the article to the walls of a blood vessel and provided at a circumference of said base.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A medical article as claimed in claim 1 wherein said article is provided with wire members extending substantially diametrically across said base and being connected with each at the center to function as extraction members.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A medical article as claimed in claim 1 wherein said article comprises first and second bodies of revolution joined at their apices.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A medical article as claimed in claim 5 wherein a membrane is arranged between said first and second bodies.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A medical article as claimed in claim 6 wherein said membrane is connected with said first and second bodies of revolution through a flexible link.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A medical article as claimed in claim 1 wherein said body of revolution is of a generally parabolic shape with 1<n≦2.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
A medical article as claimed in claim 1 wherein an elastic blood impermeable membrane is arranged at one end of said body of revolution and coaxially therewith, said membrane having a diameter exceeding the maximal diameter at the base of said body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A medical article as claimed in claim 9 wherein said membrane is arranged at the apex end of said body of revolution.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A medical article as claimed in claim 9 wherein said membrane is connected with said body of revolution through a flexible link.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A medical device as claimed in claim 9 wherein said membrane is a porous film or non-woven fabric of at least one of a group of polyurethane, polyethylene, polyamide, and polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
A medical article as claimed in claim 1 wherein said cells are of a generally pentagonal or hexagonal shape.