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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2011
Rainer Bregulla, Balingen, DE;
Gunther Stockert, Ursrainer Ring, DE;
Rainer Bregulla, Balingen, DE;
Gunther Stockert, Ursrainer Ring, DE;
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A vascular prosthesis and method are disclosed comprising a first flexible stent having a lattice structure with a compacted configuration and an expanded configuration, a second flexible stent inside the first flexible stent to form a tubular structure, a first film layer of graft material such as expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sandwiched between the first and second flexible stents, and a second film layer of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sandwiched between the first and second flexible stents, the second layer having a higher rigidity and a lower plasticity than the first layer.