abstract |
The invention relates to a stent retractor/distractor comprising a radially flexible, expandable, tube-shaped sheath which is divided in the circumferential direction into at least two sections, namely a reinforcing section and an expanding section having different radial flexibility, which are connected to one another to form a single piece of material. Said housing retractor/distractor defined in that way is generally made of a tube blank, preferably by means of a laser or water jet cutting procedure. |