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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Kyle R. Buckley, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Vincent L. Perko, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Kyle R. Buckley, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Vincent L. Perko, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01); A61F 2002/072 (2013.01); A61F 2002/075 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9522 (2013.01); A61F 2230/005 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0019 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49863 (2015.01);
Abstract
An endoluminal device can comprise a flexible tubular wall and a frame member. The frame member can be comprised of a shape-memory material having sides with protrusions which are partially or substantially flattened when formed together with the flexible tubular wall to thereby create a bias in the side wall of the endoluminal device that resists deformation from a desired device profile during crush loading and is thereby resistant to invaginations when deployed.