Covered stent with proximal and distal attachment, delivery catheter, and method of making same
US8187318B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49947
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A metallic or pseudometallic covered stent in which the stent component and the cover component are each fabricated of biocompatible metallic or pseudometallic materials, in which the cover and the stent are joined by at least one juncture at each of a proximal and distal end of the stent and the cover. A method of joining the stent and the cover is also disclosed.
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