Patent ID: 9700441
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61L,C23C

Claim:
1. A method of making a medical device for implantation in a body of a patient, the method comprising: providing a graft member having a continuous, tubular form; and exposing the graft member to a bio-corrodible metal in at least one of a vapor deposition process or an electroless deposition process to form a stent member on the surface of the graft member, the graft member comprising an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene and the stent member providing radial support to the graft member and formed of a material having a range of 0-5% chromium content, the material of the stent member being chosen to be bio-corrodible following implantation in the patient such that the stent member provides reduced structural support to the graft member over time following implantation in the body.