Diametrically adaptable encapsulated stent and methods for deployment thereof
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1. An implantable intraluminal device, comprising:
- a first and second seamless ePTFE tube;
a self-expanding stent positioned between the first and second ePTFE tubes, wherein the self-expanding stent is encapsulated therebetween;
wherein the implantable intraluminal device has a reduced first diametric dimension and an expanded second diametric dimension, and wherein the implantable medical device is adapted to be modeled to the in vivo profile of a receiving anatomical structure through radial expansion of at least a portion thereof to a third diametric dimension greater than the second diametric dimension.
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Abstract
An implantable intraluminal device having a self-expanding stent encapsulated between a first and second seamless ePTFE tube. The implantable intraluminal device has a reduced first diametric dimension and an expanded second diametric dimension, and is adapted to be modeled to the in vivo profile of a receiving anatomical structure through radial expansion of at least a portion thereof to a third diametric dimension greater than the second diametric dimension.
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14 Claims
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1. An implantable intraluminal device, comprising:
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a first and second seamless ePTFE tube;
a self-expanding stent positioned between the first and second ePTFE tubes, wherein the self-expanding stent is encapsulated therebetween;
wherein the implantable intraluminal device has a reduced first diametric dimension and an expanded second diametric dimension, and wherein the implantable medical device is adapted to be modeled to the in vivo profile of a receiving anatomical structure through radial expansion of at least a portion thereof to a third diametric dimension greater than the second diametric dimension. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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