Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Elastic stent graft
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Application No.: US13755481Application Date: 2013-01-31
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Publication No.: US09931193B2Publication Date: 2018-04-03
- Inventor: Edward H Cully , Jeffrey B Duncan , Ryan D Kariniemi , Thomas E Kariniemi , Jeffrey J Kustusch , Jared S Nelson
- Applicant: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US DE Newark
- Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Current Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Newark
- Main IPC: A61F2/07
- IPC: A61F2/07 ; A61L31/04

Abstract:
A stent graft including (1) a stent having a wall having at least one opening, an outer surface, and an inner surface and (2) a covering of a composite material having a least one expanded fluoropolymer membrane and an elastomer is provided. The cover can be used to cover the outer and/or the inner surface of the stent. The expanded fluoropolymer membrane contains serpentine fibrils. In exemplary embodiments, the fluoropolymer is polytetrafluoroethylene. The composite material may be axially and/or circumferentially wrapped around the stent. The composite material is fold-free throughout its operating diameter range and exhibits a sharp increase in stiffness at a predetermined diameter. The stent graft can be designed to have a stop point in either a radial or axial direction. The stent graft can advantageously be implanted undersized with respect to a nominal diameter without having material infolding.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140135897A1 Elastic Stent Graft Public/Granted day:2014-05-15
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