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Stretchable anti-buckling coiled-sheet stent

  • US 20040049258A1
  • Filed: 08/08/2003
  • Published: 03/11/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A stent-graft, comprising:

  • a tubular graft having a peripheral wall defining a periphery and a lumen therein, the lumen extending axially between first and second ends of the tubular graft;

    an exo-skeleton attached to the peripheral wall, the exo-skeleton comprising one or more serpentine elements, each serpentine element extending both peripherally and axially along at least a portion of the peripheral wall; and

    a stent on the first end for substantially anchoring the first end within a body passage.

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