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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2019
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Matthew A. Johnson, Bear, DE (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
This document provides implantable intraluminal stent graft medical devices. In some embodiments, the stent graft devices provided herein are implantable in bodily conduits that have side branches, and the stent graft devices are operable to allow the flow of fluids between the conduit and the side branches. In some embodiments, the walls of the stent graft devices provided herein include compliant channels which allow for fluid communication between the interior and the exterior of the stent graft devices. In some embodiments, the compliant channels are configured to inhibit or reduce tissue ingrowth, tissue bridging, and/or endothelialization.