A tubular intraluminal graft in the form of a tubular diametrically adjustable stent having a tubular covering of porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene which is less than 0.10 mm thick. The covering may be on the exterior surface of the stent, or on the interior surface of the stent, or both. The covering may be affixed to the stent by an adhesive which is preferably fluorinated ethylene propylene.
申请公布号
US5810870(A)
申请公布日期
1998.09.22
申请号
US19950479931
申请日期
1995.06.07
申请人
W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
发明人
MYERS, DAVID J.;LEWIS, JAMES D.;HOUSE, WAYNE D.;SCHWARZ, KARL E.