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STENT GRAFT HAVING FLOATING YARNS

  • US 20090171443A1
  • Filed: 12/23/2008
  • Published: 07/02/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable graft device comprising:

  • a graft body forming a lumen defining a longitudinal axis and comprising proximal and distal ends, the graft body comprising a woven fabric having warp yarns aligned in a first direction and weft yarns aligned in a second direction, the weft yarns being interwoven with the warp yarns, a portion of warp yarns along the longitudinal axis of the graft body being non-woven with the weft yarns to define floating yarns having loops aligned in one of the first direction and second direction; and

    an expandable stent disposed circumferentially about the longitudinal axis and received through the loops of the floating yarns to attach the stent to the graft body.

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