Methods for making a supported graft
US7578899B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 8, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2220/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for forming a self-expanding stent-graft. The method includes coupling a shape memory member to a polymer cladding to form a polymer clad member, winding a length of the polymer clad member about a mandrel so that the polymer cladding has overlapping regions that form seams, and heating the wound polymer clad member to join and seal the overlapping regions to one another.
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