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US 11,992,400 B2Granted
Stent graft and method for producing same
AssigneeRheinisch-Westfalische Technische Hochschule Aachen
InventorsAlexander Löwen, Valentine Gesché, Stefan Jockenhövel, Thomas Gries
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for producing a stent graft. The method comprises providing a graft made of a first polymer-based material and applying a stent structure comprising a plurality of struts made of a second polymer-based material onto the graft by means of an additive manufacturing method. The invention further relates to a stent graft produced by means of the method.
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A method for producing a stent graft, which comprises the following steps:
- providing a graft made of a first polymer-based material;
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- then applying a stent structure comprising a plurality of struts made of a second polymer-based material onto the graft by means of an additive method;
- wherein the graft and the applied stent structure are configured such that the stent graft is arrangeable in at least one compressed state and in at least one expanded state, wherein the stent graft has a smaller cross-section in the at least one compressed state than in the at least one expanded state.
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