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Expandable supportive endoluminal grafts
Assignee: Lifeport Sciences LLC
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Filing: 1999-06-28
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Granted: 2000-12-26
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Expires: 2019-06-28
Abstract
Abstract An endoluminal graft which is both expandable and supportive is provided either in a longitudinal form or in a bifurcated form. The graft expands between a first diameter and a second, larger diameter. The support component is an expandable stent endoprosthesis. A cover, liner, or a liner, or both a cover and a liner are applied to the endoprosthesis in the form of a stretchable wall material that is porous, elastomeric and biocompatible in order to allow normal cellular invasion upon implantation, without stenosis, when the expandable and supportive graft is at its second diameter. Preferably, the elastomeric wall material is a polycarbonate urethane.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Pierre Georges Emile Dereume
- 👤 David C. MacGregor
- 👤 Leonard Pinchuk
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 22:31
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/07; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/91; A61F2/88; A61F2/885; A61F2/89; A61F2002/065; A61F2002/067; A61F2002/072; A61F2002/075; A61F2/30; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/826; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/005; A61F2220/0058; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0014; A61F2250/0039
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
An expandable supportive endoluminal graft, comprising: a tubular supporting component with a longitudinal axis, an internal surface, and an external surface, said tubular supporting component having a network of land areas with open areas defined between said land areas, said tubular supporting component being expandable from a first diameter at which the expandable supportive endoluminal graft is insertable into a body pathway to a second diameter, said second diameter being greater than said first diameter; a liner constructed of an essentially inert biocompatible material, said liner applied to said internal surfaces; and a cover constructed of an essentially inert biocompatible material, said cover applied to said external surface; wherein said liner is bonded to said cover at locations defined by said open areas of the tubular supporting component; and said liner and said cover are both made from a porous elastomeric material that provides a structure which allows normal cellular ingrowth, said porous elastomeric material selected from the group consisting of grafts constructed by electrostatic spinning of polymeric fibers, elution of particulate materials from polymeric sheeting, and solvent phase inversion from polymeric sheeting.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
An expandable supportive endoluminal graft, comprising: a tubular supporting component with a longitudinal axis, an internal surface, and an external surface, said tubular supporting component having a network of land areas with open areas defined between said land areas, said tubular supporting component being expandable from a first diameter at which the expandable supportive endoluminal graft is insertable into a body pathway to a second diameter, said second diameter being greater than said first diameter; a liner constructed of an essentially inert biocompatible material, said liner applied to said internal surfaces; and a cover constructed of an essentially inert biocompatible material, said cover applied to said external surface; wherein said liner is bonded to said cover at locations defined by said open areas of the tubular supporting component; and said liner and said cover are both made from a porous elastomeric material that provides a structure which allows normal cellular ingrowth, said porous elastomeric material selected from the group consisting of grafts constructed by electrostatic spinning of polymeric fibers, elution of particulate materials from polymeric sheeting, and solvent phase inversion from polymeric sheeting.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 1, wherein said porous elastomeric material is an elastomeric polymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 1, wherein said porous elastomeric material is a polycarbonate urethane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 3, wherein said porous elastomeric material is coated with a thin layer of silicone rubber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 1, wherein said liner coverings substantially all of the internal surface of the tubular supporting component and said cover is over substantially all of said external surface of the tubular supporting component.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 1, wherein an exposed longitudinal end of said tubular supporting component extends longitudinally beyond and is not completed covered by said cover.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 1, wherein said cover has a longitudinal length less than that of said tubular supporting component in order to thereby define an exposed end of the tubular supporting component.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 7, wherein said cover has a longitudinal length less than that, of said tubular supporting component whereby said exposed end is free of said cover.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 1, wherein said a liner has a longitudinal length less than that of said tubular supporting component in order to thereby define an exposed end of the tubular supporting component.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 1, further including a staple component that passes through one of said open areas of said tubular supporting component.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 1, further including a window opening through said stretchable wall.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 11, wherein said window opening is through said tubular supporting component.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 1, wherein said land areas of the tubular supporting component comprise a plurality of braided wires with said open areas therebetween.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
45 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 1, wherein said land areas of the tubular supporting component are generally sinusoidally configured wire that is helically wound into the tubular supporting component, said wire defining therebetween said open areas of the tubular supporting component.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
41 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 1, wherein said land areas of the tubular supporting component are shaped as intersecting elongated lengths integral with each other and defining said openings therebetween to form a mesh-shaped tubular supporting component.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 1, wherein the endoluminal graft is subjected to surface treatment for enhanced bicompatibility or for drug therapy.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 1, wherein said expandable supportive endoluminal graft is sized for endovascular use.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
37 words
The expandable supportive endoluminal graft in accordance with claim 1, wherein said expandable supportive endoluminal graft is sized for use within body systems selected from the group consisting of venous circulation, tracheobronchial tree, gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems.
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