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US 2003/0233141 A1Published application
Stent coated with stent graft and method therefor
OwnerHenry M. Israelinventor
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a stent comprising coating a stent body in an elastomeric material to form an elastomeric film coating over exterior and interior surfaces of the stent body over a longitudinal length thereof, the stent body comprising a plurality of structural members connected to one another with openings formed between at least a portion of the structural members, and the elastomeric film coating extending over the openings and the structural members. The coating may be cured afterwards. A stent constructed with this method is also described.
Claims22
A method for manufacturing a stent comprising:
- coating a stent body with an elastomeric material to form an elastomeric film coating over exterior and interior surfaces of said stent body over a longitudinal length thereof, said stent body comprising a plurality of structural members connected to one another with openings formed between at least a portion of said structural members, and said elastomeric film coating extending over said openings and said structural members.
A stent comprising:
- a stent body comprising a plurality of structural members connected to one another with openings formed between at least a portion of said structural members;
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- a stent graft comprising an elastomeric film coating coated over exterior and interior surfaces of said stent body over a longitudinal length thereof, said elastomeric film coating extending over said openings and said structural members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.