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Patent Inventor Names
Fergus Quigley0
Robert C. Thistle0
William Quinn0
Date of Patent
November 22, 2011
0Patent Application Number
123389040
Date Filed
December 18, 2008
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Patent abstract
The present invention provides an endoprosthesis comprising a radially distensible, tubular stent comprising opposed open ends and a stent wall structure having opposed exterior and luminal surfaces; and a continuous and seamless ePTFE tubular covering having a node and fibril structure securably disposed to at least one of the stent surfaces, the graft covering comprising at least two laminated layers, wherein the laminated layers include at least one region where the laminated layers are not securely bonded; and the at least one region has a different bending flexibility from the tubular graft covering.
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