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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2002
Applicants:
David T. Pollock, San Carlos, CA (US);
Richard Newhauser, San Francisco, CA (US);
Octavian Iancea, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
David T. Pollock, San Carlos, CA (US);
Richard Newhauser, San Francisco, CA (US);
Octavian Iancea, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Endovascular Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F002/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A new endoluminal prosthesis for use in sealing a vascular graft to corporeal lumen provides for a flattened bulbous tail at the end of each cell of the prosthesis. The flattened bulbous tails reduce the amount of wear between the prosthesis and the softer material of the vascular grafts or corporeal lumen walls. A method of manufacturing a stent from a flat sheet of material is also included.