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IMPLANTABLE GRAFT AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME

  • US 20180010230A1
  • Filed: 02/01/2016
  • Published: 01/11/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An endoluminal covered-stent, comprising:

  • a) a radially expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end and an intermediate region, the radially expandable stent being comprised of a plurality of interconnected structural members defining a generally tubular stent member having a plurality of stent fenestrations and a plurality of attachment members associated with some of the plurality of interconnected structure members at one or more of the proximal end, distal end and intermediate region of the stent; and

    b) a generally tubular thin film metal cover member having a plurality of microporous openings, wherein each of the plurality of microporous openings has an open surface area less than an open surface area of each of the plurality of stent fenestrations, the generally tubular thin film metal cover member is concentrically joined to at least one of a luminal surface or an abluminal surface of the stent and coupled to the stent only at the plurality of attachment members, such that the generally tubular thin film metal cover member at least partially occludes the plurality of stent fenestrations,c) wherein the joined radially expandable stent and the generally tubular thin film metal cover member are capable of radial expansion together with one another.

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