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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
May. 06, 2013
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Peter J. Shank, Boylston, MA (US);
Sheng-Ping Zhong, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Kinh-Luan D. Dao, Randolph, MA (US);
F. Anthony Headley, Jr., Marlborough, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
An endoprosthesis comprising a stent, a cover fully covering the stent wherein the cover has variable porosity in the radial direction; and an adhesion layer connecting the stent to the cover. Another aspect of the invention is a method of implanting an endoprosthesis which includes a stent, providing a cover with variable porosity in the radial direction, connecting the stent to the cover with an adhesion layer to form a covered stent, and implanting the covered stent within a body lumen of a patient.