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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
May. 25, 2010
Dennis Kujawski, Warwick, NY (US);
Krzysztof Sowinski, Wallington, NY (US);
Ronald Rakos, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Jerry Q. Dong, Oakland, MN (US);
Dennis Kujawski, Warwick, NY (US);
Krzysztof Sowinski, Wallington, NY (US);
Ronald Rakos, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Jerry Q. Dong, Oakland, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an implantable graft that includes an elongate graft tube having opposing ends defining an attachment site for attaching the graft to a stent. The graft further includes a reinforcement member attached adjacent to at least one of the ends of the graft for establishing a reinforced attachment site for the graft, thereby preventing elongation of a suture hole in the material. Furthermore, the present invention provides a graft wherein at least one end of the graft is folded over itself and glued or sutured to itself and/or the stent, thereby forming a reinforcement thereto.