Non-porous graft with fastening elements
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1. A non-porous graft adapted to be secured to a stent surrounding said graft, said graft comprising:
- an inner layer of a non-porous material;
an outer layer of material laminated to said inner layer; and
a fastening element adapted to be secured to said stent, wherein said fastening element is fixed between said inner layer and said outer layer.
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Abstract
A graft is provided that is adapted to be secured to a stent surrounding the graft. The graft includes an inner layer of a non-porous material, and an outer layer of material laminated to the inner layer. The graft further includes a plurality of fastening elements adapted to be secured to a stent surrounding the graft. An underside of each fastening element is fixed between the inner layer and the outer layer.
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23 Claims
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1. A non-porous graft adapted to be secured to a stent surrounding said graft, said graft comprising:
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an inner layer of a non-porous material;
an outer layer of material laminated to said inner layer; and
a fastening element adapted to be secured to said stent, wherein said fastening element is fixed between said inner layer and said outer layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-porous tubular graft adapted to be secured to a stent surrounding said graft, said graft comprising:
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an inner layer of a non-porous material; and
an outer layer of knitted, woven, or braided material laminated to said inner layer, wherein said outer layer includes a plurality of fastening elements extending outwardly from said outer layer along a length of said outer layer of said tubular graft, at least some of said fastening elements adapted to be secured to a stent surrounding said graft. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A stent-graft for defining a fluid passageway in a body lumen, said stent-graft comprising:
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a stent; and
a graft, said graft comprising;
an inner layer of a non-porous material;
an outer layer of knitted, woven, or braided material laminated to said inner layer; and
a plurality of fastening elements, wherein at least a part of each fastening element is fixed between said inner layer and said outer layers said stent surrounding said graft and secured thereto through said fastening elements. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A stent-graft for defining a fluid passageway in a body lumen, said stent-graft comprising:
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a stent; and
a graft, said graft comprising;
an inner layer of a non-porous material; and
an outer layer of knitted, woven, or braided material laminated to said inner layer, wherein said outer layer includes a plurality of fastening elements extending outwardly from said outer layer along a length of said outer layer of said graft, at least some of said fastening elements adapted to be secured on an outer surface of the stent surrounding said graft, at least a part of each said fastening element being disposed between said inner layer and said outer layer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method of making a non-porous tubular graft comprising the steps of:
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securing a plurality of fastening elements extending through an outer layer of knitted, woven, or braided material along a length of the outer layer, wherein the fastening elements extend outwardly from the outer layer;
placing an inner layer of non-porous material within the outer layer such that an underside of each fastening element is positioned between the inner layer and the outer layer; and
laminating the outer layer to the inner layer to form the non-porous tubular graft.
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