摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide new attachment of a vascular graft to a variety of stent configurations. <P>SOLUTION: The attachment fixes a covering relative to selected intersections of the stent members 12 and prevents the covering 20 from wrinkling, crimping, or sliding during radial expansion of the stent. In a preferred embodiment, the attachment comprises a continuous filament 30 passing through the stent covering and looping around stent members between selected intersections and knotted around the intersecting stent members at selected intersections. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT</p> |