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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2005
Edward H Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Erin B Hutchinson, Parks, AZ (US);
Michael C Nilson, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Ricardo a Rivera, Tucson, AZ (US);
Edward H Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Erin B Hutchinson, Parks, AZ (US);
Michael C Nilson, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Ricardo A Rivera, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A stent-graft which is particularly useful for applications in biliary ducts. An expandable stent is provided with a covering of a material which is substantially impervious to body fluids and tissue ingrowth and has an increased resistance to bacterial attachment due to its lack of porosity and reduced surface texture. A preferred covering is porous PTFE film rendered substantially non-porous by a coating of a polymeric material such as FEP. The resulting stent has a thin wall for minimum pre-deployment diameter and for minimum interference with fluid flow through the device after implantation. It has good flexibility, allowing its use in curved ducts.