Methods for making a supported graft
US7060150B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 8, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2220/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for making an endoluminal prosthesis for implantation within a body lumen to maintain luminal patency, the prothesis including a support structure, such as a wire member, and a polymer component, such as a polymer cladding. The method may include joining a wire member to a polymer cladding, helically wrapping a length of the joined support wire member and polymer cladding such that adjacent windings of the polymer cladding have overlapping regions, and heating the joined support wire member and polymer cladding above the melt point of the polymer cladding.
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