Claims
- 1. A device for placement within a body lumen, comprising:a body; and a single elongate element defining said body, said elongate element configured to provide said body with an interlacing pattern.
- 2. The device of claim 1, wherein said elongate element follows a helical line.
- 3. The device of claim 1, wherein said body has a first end and a second end, said first end and said second end embodying spring characteristics.
- 4. The device of claim 3, wherein said body provides a uniform outwardly directed bias over a length thereof.
- 5. The device of claim 1, wherein said body has a variable cross-sectional diameter.
- 6. The device of claim 1, further comprising at least one additionally elongate element interlaced into a portion of said body to provide an area of high density interlacing.
- 7. The device of claim 1, wherein a first portion of said elongate element crosses a second portion of said elongate element at a crossing point.
- 8. The device of claim 1, said elongate member having a first end and a second end, said first and second ends being attached to one another.
- 9. The device of claim 1, said body having a first end, a second end and a plurality of merging sections defining each of said first and second ends.
- 10. The device of claim 9, wherein each of said merging sections embody a bend.
- 11. The device of claim 10, wherein each of said bends are shaped as a circle arc.
- 12. The device of claim 11, wherein alternating bends of said first end of said device reside in separate planes traversing a longitudinal access of said body.
- 13. The device of claim 9, wherein a central portion of said body has a cross-sectional profile that is much larger than a cross-sectional profile of said ends of said body.
- 14. The device of claim 13, wherein said ends of said body are joined to provide the body with a generally spherical configuration.
- 15. The device of claim 1, wherein said body has a tubular configuration.
- 16. The device of claim 15, said body further including a first end and a second end.
- 17. The device of claim 16, wherein at least one of said first and second ends have a flared configuration.
- 18. The device of claim 17, wherein each of said first and second ends have a flared configuration.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/860,462, filed Jan. 22, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,007,574 which is a 371 of PCT/RU94/00292, Dec. 23, 1994.
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