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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2002
Julio C. Palmaz, San Antonio, TX (US);
Christopher T. Boyle, San Antonio, TX (US);
Christopher E. Banas, Breckenridge, TX (US);
Roger W. Wiseman, Bulverde, TX (US);
Denes Marton, San Antonio, TX (US);
Julio C. Palmaz, San Antonio, TX (US);
Christopher T. Boyle, San Antonio, TX (US);
Christopher E. Banas, Breckenridge, TX (US);
Roger W. Wiseman, Bulverde, TX (US);
Denes Marton, San Antonio, TX (US);
Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An implantable endoluminal device that is fabricated from materials that present a blood or body fluid and tissue contact surface that has controlled heterogeneities in material constitution. An endoluminal stent-graft and web-stent that is made of an monolithic material deposited into a monolayer and etched into regions of structural members and web regions subtending interstitial regions between the structural members. An endoluminal graft is also provided which is made of a biocompatible metal or metal-like material. The endoluminal stent-graft is characterized by having controlled heterogeneities in the stent material along the blood flow surface of the stent and the method of fabricating the stent using vacuum deposition methods.