Devices and methods for attaching support frames to substrates
US9227388B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1339
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices and methods for attaching support frames to substrates to form articles such as implantable stent grafts can include providing a first laminate material; positioning a support frame onto the first laminate material, the support frame having a pre-formed shape; positioning a second laminate material onto the support frame and first laminate material; bonding the first laminate material to the second laminate material; cutting the first and second laminate materials along opposite sides of the support frame thereby forming a laminated support frame having generally the same pre-formed shape of the support frame; and attaching the laminated support frame to a substrate.
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