Process for manufacturing a braided bifurcated stent
First Claim
1. A process for constructing a braided, branched stent having a body and a first and second leg, each of said first and second legs comprising a discrete plurality of filaments, the process comprising the steps of:
- (a) braiding a first discrete plurality of filaments to form the first leg using a first braiding machine for accommodating at least a first number of bobbin carriers;
(b) braiding a second discrete plurality of filaments to form the second leg using said first braiding machine; and
(c) braiding the first plurality of filaments and the second plurality of filaments together to form the body using a second braiding machine for accommodating at least a second number of bobbin carriers that is different from said first number.
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Abstract
A process for manufacturing a braided birfurcated stent involves the use of two or more braiding machines. In this process, a first discrete plurality of filaments are braided to form a first leg, and a second discrete plurality of filaments are braided to form a second leg. Either the same braiding machine may be used or two different braiding machines may be used. The process also involves braiding the first plurality of filaments and the second plurality of filaments together to form the body using yet another braiding machine. Either the legs or body may be braided first.
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1. A process for constructing a braided, branched stent having a body and a first and second leg, each of said first and second legs comprising a discrete plurality of filaments, the process comprising the steps of:
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(a) braiding a first discrete plurality of filaments to form the first leg using a first braiding machine for accommodating at least a first number of bobbin carriers;
(b) braiding a second discrete plurality of filaments to form the second leg using said first braiding machine; and
(c) braiding the first plurality of filaments and the second plurality of filaments together to form the body using a second braiding machine for accommodating at least a second number of bobbin carriers that is different from said first number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A process for constructing a braided, branched stent having a body and a first and second leg, each of said first and second legs comprising a discrete plurality of filaments, the process comprising the steps of:
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(a) braiding a first discrete plurality of filaments to form the first leg using a first braiding machine for accommodating at least a first number of bobbin carriers;
(b) braiding a second discrete plurality of filaments to form the second leg using a second braiding machine for accommodating at least a second number of bobbin carriers; and
(c) braiding the first plurality of filaments and the second plurality of filaments together to form the body using a third braiding machine for accommodating at least a third number of bobbin carriers that is different from said first and second numbers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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