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Microporous covered stents and method of coating

  • US 5,713,949 A
  • Filed: 08/06/1996
  • Issued: 02/03/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An expandable stent comprising:

  • a) a tubular body having first and second ends and a wall extending between said ends, said wall having a plurality of parallel rows of spaced longitudinal slots, adjacent slots being separated by solid wall portions, adjacent rows of slots having solid portions laterally staggered with respect to one another;

    b) a coating surrounding an outer surface of said wall, said coating being attached to said outer surface at one peripheral location and being spaced from said outer surface at other peripheral locations when said stent is unexpanded;

    c) said stent being expandable whereby said outer surface engages said coating substantially throughout said outer surface.

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