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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Masoud Molaei, Mountain View, CA (US);
Beren W. Correa, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Masoud Molaei, Mountain View, CA (US);
Beren W. Correa, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2002/072 (2013.01); A61F 2002/075 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); Y10S 623/901 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical devices, such as endoprostheses, and methods of making the devices are disclosed. The medical device can include a composite cover formed of a deposited metallic film. The cover may include one or more filaments, e.g., wires, which cooperate with the film to provide desirable mechanical properties. The wires may be integrated with the film by depositing the film over the wires.