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US 2001/0041928 A1Published application
Endovascular stent graft
AssigneeOregon Health Services University
InventorsDusan Pavcnik, Josef Rosch, Frederick S. Keller
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Abstract
A stent graft (10) with a stent frame (12) having a plurality of stents (16) connected together with monofilament line (22). A covering (14) of collagen having an extracellular matrix (ECM), such as small intestine submucosa (SIS), is disposed through the inside and over the outside of the stent frame. The covering (14) is affixed to the stent frame (12) such as by being sutured onto the stent frame at the ends of the stent frame and also at the connections of the stent bodies, such as at eyelets (24).
Claims11
A stent graft comprising:
- at least one stent having a proximal end and a distal end and having a lumen extending therethrough between the proximal and distal ends, and
- a covering of collagen having an extracellular matrix, secured to the at least one stent and extending therealong between the proximal and distal ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.