Claims
- 1. A vascular graft, comprising:an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene tube including a first section and a second section, wherein the first and second sections share a common surface, the second section comprising a plurality of strips extending from the first section, being integral therewith; and a support layer comprising a plurality of ringed stents placed around said first section, wherein said strips are folded back and are alternatingly woven over and under each successive ringed stent.
- 2. The vascular graft of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of independent circumferential bands disposed over at least a portion of the support layer.
- 3. The vascular graft of claim 1, wherein said ringed stents are formed in a zigzag pattern of alternating peaks and valleys.
- 4. The vascular graft of claim 3, wherein said zigzag ringed stents are placed around said first section with the alternating peaks and valleys in phase.
- 5. The vascular graft of claim 1, wherein said stent is made of metal.
- 6. The vascular graft of claim 1, wherein a first longitudinal strip is woven over a first ringed stent, wherein a second longitudinal strip, adjacent to said first longitudinal strip, is woven under a first ringed stent, and wherein each successive adjacent odd numbered longitudinal strip is woven over a first ringed stent and each successive adjacent even numbered longitudinal strip is woven under a first ringed stent.
- 7. The vascular graft of claim 1, wherein both a proximal and a distal end of said vascular graft are encapsulated.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/118,269, filed Feb. 2, 1999.
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