MEDICAL DEVICES INCLUDING METALLIC FILMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME

An endoprosthesis for deployment within a body passage includes a framework and a metallic film, which can circumferentially surround the framework or be surrounded by the framework. The framework and metallic film can be attached without using a third material, e.g., without sewing. The framework c...

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Hauptverfasser: OBARA ROBERT Z, CORREA BEREN W, PECKHAM JOHN, HUI DELILAH YIN, LEYNOV ALEXANDER, MOLAEI MASOUD, PORTER STEPHEN CHRISTOPHER
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An endoprosthesis for deployment within a body passage includes a framework and a metallic film, which can circumferentially surround the framework or be surrounded by the framework. The framework and metallic film can be attached without using a third material, e.g., without sewing. The framework can define a circumferential recess along at least a portion of its length and circumference. The recess accommodates at least a portion of the metallic film therein.