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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2014
Composite prosthesis with external polymeric support structure and methods of manufacturing the same
Applicant:
Maquet Cardiovascular Llc, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Noesner, West Orange, NJ (US);
Jerry Dong, Oakland, NJ (US);
Assignee:
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01); A61F 2002/075 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prosthesis including a support structure for enhancing kink and/or crush resistance. The support structure is connected to an outer surface of the prosthesis and includes at least two components, one of which has a lower melting point than the other. The component with the lower melting point is used to connect the support structure to the outer surface of the prosthesis.