Patents by Inventor Günther Stockert

Günther Stockert has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • STENT GRAFT WITH TWO LAYER ePTFE LAYER SYSTEM WITH HIGH PLASTICITY AND HIGH RIGIDITY
    Publication number: 20120172977
    Abstract: A vascular prosthesis and method are disclosed comprising a first flexible stent having a lattice structure with a compacted configuration and an expanded configuration, a second flexible stent inside the first flexible stent to form a tubular structure, a first film layer of graft material such as expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sandwiched between the first and second flexible stents, and a second film layer of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sandwiched between the first and second flexible stents, the second layer having a higher rigidity and a lower plasticity than the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Rainer Bregulla, Günther Stockert