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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2005
Applicants:
Krzysztof Sowinski, Wallington, NJ (US);
Jamie Henderson, Oakland, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Krzysztof Sowinski, Wallington, NJ (US);
Jamie Henderson, Oakland, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The vascular graft includes a conduit structure having outer and inner wall surfaces. The conduit structure includes a longitudinal central portion having a flexibility. The conduit structure further includes a pair of longitudinal intermediate portions each of which are integral with the central portion and located longitudinally such that the central portion is between the intermediate portions. The intermediate portions each have a flexibility which is less than the flexibility of the central portion.