Single-piece endoprosthesis with high expansion ratios and atraumatic ends
US6942690B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0013
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A new endoluminal prosthesis for use in sealing a vascular graft to corporeal lumen provides for a flattened bulbous tail at the end of each cell of the prosthesis. The flattened bulbous tails reduce the amount of wear between the prosthesis and the softer material of the vascular grafts or corporeal lumen walls. A method of manufacturing a stent from a flat sheet of material is also included.
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