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Expandable shielded vessel support

  • US 6,270,523 B1
  • Filed: 10/15/1999
  • Issued: 08/07/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of fabricating a stent, comprising the steps of;

  • positioning a tube formed of a polymer material within a stent body, the polymer tube having a first end and a second end;

    folding the first end of the polymer tube over a first end of the stent body to form a first cuff enclosing the first end of the stent body;

    folding the second end of the polymer tube over a second end of the stent body to form a second cuff enclosing the second end of the stent body and extending an amount at least sufficient to meet an end of said first cuff; and

    coalescing the polymer tube to seal the first end of the stent body within the first cuff and the second end of the stent body within the second cuff such that said stent body is completely enclosed within a seamless cocoon of said polymer material.

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