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Selective adherence of stent-graft coverings

  • US 8,012,194 B2
  • Filed: 02/27/2006
  • Issued: 09/06/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An endoluminal prosthesis, comprising:

  • a stent including a plurality of interconnected elements and a plurality of interstices between adjacent elements;

    a first generally tubular polymer member bonded to a second generally tubular polymer member through the interstices by a plurality of bonds, the stent positioned between the first and second polymer members; and

    a plurality of pockets between adjacent bonds that permit movement of the stent within the pockets when the prosthesis is collapsed from a first diameter to a second diameter smaller than the first diameter wherein the stent has a length greater than the first and second polymer members.

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