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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2014
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Edward H. Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Deenu Kanjickal, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Bret J. Kilgrow, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Larry J. Kovach, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Timothy T. Stringer, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A vascular graft incorporating a stent into a portion of its length. While various materials may be used for the vascular graft, the graft is preferably an ePTFE graft. The stent is preferably a self-expanding stent, although it may alternatively be a balloon expandable stent. The vascular graft preferably has a continuous inner tubular liner that extends between the opposing ends of the graft and provides a continuous luminal surface for blood contact that is uninterrupted by seams or joints. The length portion of the graft that does not include the stent has a greater wall thickness than does the portion including the stent.