Method for manufacturing stent-grafts
US7290494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/075
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sewing machine is provided which is capable of sewing reinforcing wire to tubular grafts in order to form stent grafts. A bobbin (which may be seated in a shuttle) carries a bottom thread through the bore of the tubular graft and forms a stitch in combination with a top thread carried on a needle which pierces the graft wall.
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