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Encased implant and methods

  • US 6,949,118 B2
  • Filed: 01/16/2002
  • Issued: 09/27/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vascular implant comprising:

  • (a) a scaffold defining an interior volume, a first end, and an opposite second end;

    said scaffold having an exterior surface and an interior surface, said scaffold interior surface defining a lumen, said lumen including a longitudinal axis, said longitudinal axis including a bend between said first end and said second end;

    (i) said interior surface lining said interior volume; and

    (b) a tubing in covering relation to said scaffold;

    (i) said scaffold interior surface being completely covered by said tubing from said first end to said second end;

    (ii) said scaffold exterior surface being completely covered by said tubing from said first end to said second end, wherein said tubing includes a portion in extension away from and/or remote from said scaffold, wherein said tubing is folded over one of said first and second ends of the scaffold.

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