Wire reinforced vascular prosthesis
First Claim
1. A prosthesis comprising a non-metallic woven graft material, said woven graft material having a plurality of openings in its structure;
- and at least one essentially straight wire emplaced in said plurality of openings in an alternating fashion so as to describe a weave.
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Abstract
What is described herein is a endovascular tube or bifurcated prosthesis used for the repair of aneurysms or other vessel disease. This can be soft or hard occlusive disease. This prosthesis is constructed by fabricating a structure that consists of a textile or other polymeric material and through which is threaded a superelastic metal wire such as a nitinol, a ductile wire or other filament material. The textile can be a polymeric material. The wire provides the self-expandability of the current device. Ideally, the thickness of the device should be minimized, so that it can be delivered to the diseased site using a percutaneous procedure.
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16 Claims
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1. A prosthesis comprising a non-metallic woven graft material, said woven graft material having a plurality of openings in its structure;
- and at least one essentially straight wire emplaced in said plurality of openings in an alternating fashion so as to describe a weave.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for placement of a graft, comprising:
providing a prosthesis comprising a non-metallic woven graft material, said woven graft material having a plurality of openings in its structure; and
at least one essentially straight wire emplaced in said plurality of openings in an alternating fashion so as to describe a weave.- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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