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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2002
Pat Haverkost, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Paul Chouinard, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Ronald Rakos, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Krzysztof Sowinski, Wallington, NJ (US);
Pat Haverkost, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Paul Chouinard, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Ronald Rakos, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Krzysztof Sowinski, Wallington, NJ (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A composite intraluminal prosthesis which is preferably used as a vascular prosthesis includes a layer of ePTFE and a layer of textile material which are secured together by an elastomeric bonding agent. The ePTFE layer includes a porous microstructure defined by nodes interconnected by fibrils. The adhesive bonding agent is preferably applied in solution so that the bonding agent enters the pores of the microstructure of the ePTFE. This helps secure the textile layer to the ePTFE layer.