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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2006
Applicants:
Michael Krivoruchko, Forestville, CA (US);
Matthew Birdsall, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Krivoruchko, Forestville, CA (US);
Matthew Birdsall, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronics Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A laminated stent encapsulated with a metal coating is provided. The metal coating may be a very thin metal coating. Portions of the metal coating may be removed such that the metal coating covers voids in the laminate, particularly in the area where the different layers of the laminated stent come together. The metal coating for the laminated stent may be provided by sputtering, such as vacuum deposition or ion beam sputtering, spraying, dipping, or other known methods.