| abstract |
The invention relates to a stent and a system for putting in place a stent. Said stent is used especially for splinting a vein and consists of a braided, tubular supporting member ( 2 ) that has a minimum length of 60 mm. The supporting member is braided from one or more wires in such a way that portions of the wire or wires, resp., delimit rhombuses. The disclosed stent is characterized in that in the unloaded state of the stent, the longitudinal size of most of the rhombuses ( 7 ) in the longitudinal direction ( 15 ) of the stent ( 1 ) is not shorter than the transversal size of the rhombuses. |