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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2002
Naroun Soun, Lawrence, MA (US);
Kimberly Un, Lexington, MA (US);
Robert C. Thistle, Brockton, MA (US);
Raymond J. Laliberte, Chepachet, RI (US);
Naroun Soun, Lawrence, MA (US);
Kimberly Un, Lexington, MA (US);
Robert C. Thistle, Brockton, MA (US);
Raymond J. Laliberte, Chepachet, RI (US);
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A braided modular stent comprising a first component and a second component, each component comprising an hourglass-shaped interface having a reduced diameter section positioned between two sloped sections. Each sloped section extends between the reduced diameter section and one of a plurality of nominal diameter sections. The reduced diameter section has a greater radial strength than the nominal diameter sections. One of the components may have a sealing region, such as a circumferential elevation, for providing an endoleak-resistant seal between the stent and a body lumen. One exemplary method for fabricating a circumferential elevation comprises affixing a plurality of filaments, such as sutures, between overlaps of braided filaments in one region and overlaps in another region.