Stented vascular graft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9107744-B2
Application number	US-201414559116-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2014
Priority date	Sep 13, 2007
Publication date	Aug 18, 2015
Grant date	Aug 18, 2015

Abstract

A vascular graft incorporating a stent into a portion of its length. While various materials may be used for the vascular graft, the graft is preferably an ePTFE graft. The stent is preferably a self-expanding stent, although it may alternatively be a balloon expandable stent. The vascular graft preferably has a continuous inner tubular liner that extends between the opposing ends of the graft and provides a continuous luminal surface for blood contact that is uninterrupted by seams or joints. The length portion of the graft that does not include the stent has a greater wall thickness than does the portion including the stent.

First claim

We claim:

1. An implantable prosthesis having a length extending between opposing ends, comprising:
a first polymeric tubular element extending for the entire length of the prosthesis, and said first polymeric tubular element further including at least two first length portions wherein a first length portion is located at each of the opposing ends, and a second length portion that together with the first length portions make up the entire length of the implantable prosthesis;
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Assignees

• Gore & Ass

Inventors

• Cully Edward H
• Kanjickal Deenu
• Kilgrow Bret J
• Kovach Larry J
• Stringer Timothy T

Classifications

• A61F2002/828

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61F2240/001

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61F2250/0067

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61F2002/9511

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61F2230/0069

  Human Necessities · mapped topic