Patents Assigned to Oregon Health Services University
  • Publication number: 20010041928
    Abstract: A stent graft (10) with a stent frame (12) having a plurality of stents (16) connected together with monofilament line (22). A covering (14) of collagen having an extracellular matrix (ECM), such as small intestine submucosa (SIS), is disposed through the inside and over the outside of the stent frame. The covering (14) is affixed to the stent frame (12) such as by being sutured onto the stent frame at the ends of the stent frame and also at the connections of the stent bodies, such as at eyelets (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Applicant: Oregon Health Services University
    Inventors: Dusan Pavcnik, Josef Rosch, Frederick S. Keller