Patents Assigned to W. L. Gore & Asociates, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8721819
    Abstract: An improved stent-graft device is provided that delivers a smooth flow surface over a range of operative expanded diameters by applying a unique cover material to the stent through a technique that allows the cover to become wrinkle-free prior to reaching fully deployed diameter. The unique cover material then allows the device to continue to expand to a fully deployed diameter while maintaining a smooth and coherent flow surface throughout this additional expansion. Employed with a self-expanding device, when the device is unconstrained from a compacted diameter it will self-expand up to a fully deployed diameter with the graft being substantially wrinkle-free over diameters ranging from about 30-50% to 100% of the fully deployed diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Asociates, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward H. Cully, Michael J. Vonesh