Method for manufacturing an endovascular graft section
US7678217B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1036
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device and method for the manufacture of medical devices, specifically, endovascular grafts, or sections thereof. Layers of fusible material are disposed upon a shape forming member and seams formed between the layers in a configuration that can produce inflatable channels in desired portions of the graft. After creation of the seams, the fusible material of the inflatable channels may be fixed while the channels are in an expanded state. A five axis robotic seam forming apparatus may be used to create the seams in the layers of fusible material.
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