Endoprostheses and methods of manufacture

Details Endoprostheses and methods of manufacture Endoprostheses and methods of manufacture

2007-01-16

2007-01-16

Robert, Eduardo C. (Department: 3738)

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Arterial prosthesis

Stent structure

C623S001160

Reexamination Certificate

active

10984112

ABSTRACT:
A woven tubular endoprosthesis comprising means for locking the endoprosthesis in a deployed configuration is disclosed. The means for locking the endoprosthesis may comprise locking protrusions, notches, a chemical bond, a curable bond, or other mechanism. The woven fibers comprising the endoprosthesis may be hollow and comprise circumferentially oriented polymeric chains, and may be filled with a curable material. A method of treatment using an endoprosthesis according to the invention is also disclosed.

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