Patent ID: 6622604
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A61F,D04C,D10B

Abstract:
A process for constructing a braided, branched stent having a body and a first and second leg, each of said first and second legs comprising a discrete plurality of filaments, each filament having a leg section and a body section, the process comprising the steps of:(a) braiding the leg sections of a first discrete plurality of filaments to form the first leg using a first braiding machine for accommodating at least a first number of bobbin carriers; (b) braiding the leg sections of a second discrete plurality of filaments to form the second leg using said first braiding machine; and (c) braiding the body sections of the first plurality of filaments and the body sections of the second plurality of filaments together to form the body using a second braiding machine for accommodating at least a second number of bobbin carriers that is different from said first number.