Sealable attachment of endovascular stent to graft
US8845714B2 · kind B2 · utility
10Cited by
60References
15Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2220/0075
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endovascular prosthesis of the present invention includes an expandable stent and a means for sealably attaching a tubular graft to the stent within the stent's lumen. The means of sealably attaching a graft includes membranes, foams, polymeric materials and combinations thereof. Additionally, the present invention includes methods of forming an endovascular prosthesis and methods of implanting an endovascular prosthesis within a vessel to provide sealable securement of a tubular graft within the stent's lumen.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.