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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2009
Mehrdad Mike Shokoohi, Miami, FL (US);
Juan F. Granada, Upper Saddle River, NJ (US);
Mehrdad Mike Shokoohi, Miami, FL (US);
Juan F. Granada, Upper Saddle River, NJ (US);
Telesis Research, LLC, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a biodegradable prosthesis that includes a first end, a second end, and an elongate tubular body with a lumen therethrough. The prosthesis can have a first layer comprising a set of flexible interbraided bioabsorbable filaments, and optionally a set of flexible interbraided metallic filaments. Also, the prosthesis can have a second layer comprising a porous thermoplastic material that can be either an outer layer or an inner layer relative to the first layer. The prosthesis can include other features including branch apertures, folded portions, and attachment mechanisms for the first and second layers.