Stent-graft covering process
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1. A method of making a stent-graft, comprising:
- providing a self-expanding stent having a collapsed configuration with a first diameter and an expanded configuration with a second diameter greater than the first diameter, the stent including a polymeric coating on at least an inner surface;
disposing a graft on a mandrel having a third diameter greater than the second diameter; and
contacting an outer surface of the graft with the coated inner surface of the stent, the stent applying a compressive force to the graft.
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A method of making a stent-graft includes providing a self-expanding stent having a collapsed configuration with a first diameter and an expanded configuration with a second diameter greater than the first diameter, the stent including a polymeric coating on at least an inner surface, disposing a graft on a mandrel having a third diameter greater than the second diameter, and contacting an outer surface of the graft with the coated inner surface of the stent, the stent applying a compressive force to the graft.
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1. A method of making a stent-graft, comprising:
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providing a self-expanding stent having a collapsed configuration with a first diameter and an expanded configuration with a second diameter greater than the first diameter, the stent including a polymeric coating on at least an inner surface; disposing a graft on a mandrel having a third diameter greater than the second diameter; and contacting an outer surface of the graft with the coated inner surface of the stent, the stent applying a compressive force to the graft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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