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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Michael V. Chobotov, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Patrick Stephens, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael V. Chobotov, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Patrick Stephens, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
TRIVASCULAR, INC., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/07 (2013.01); B29C 65/18 (2006.01); B29C 53/44 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29L 22/02 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/18 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1002 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0028 (2013.01); A61F 2002/075 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); B29C 53/44 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/24 (2013.01); B29C 66/43 (2013.01); B29C 66/65 (2013.01); B29C 66/81422 (2013.01); B29L 2022/02 (2013.01); B29L 2022/022 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7546 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2002/072 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0003 (2013.01); B29C 66/81812 (2013.01); B29C 65/48 (2013.01); B29C 65/4815 (2013.01); B29C 65/483 (2013.01); B29C 65/482 (2013.01); B29C 66/4322 (2013.01); B29C 66/438 (2013.01);
Abstract
A joint and method for producing a joint in an endovascular graft. In one embodiment, a flap of a flexible material portion of an endovascular graft is folded about a portion of an expandable member to form a loop portion. The flap is secured in the loop configuration so that tensile force on the expandable member is transferred into a shear force on the fixed portion of the flap.