Patent ID: 8828077
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: A61F,C25F

Abstract:
1. A method of fabricating a filled stent comprising the steps of: cutting a plurality of stent patterns into a flat sheet of metal, each of said stent patterns comprising stent members and reservoirs, and first and second long sides, each of said reservoirs located on at least one of a first and second major surface and exposed exclusively thereto; filling said reservoirs of said flat stent pattern with a composition; folding said filled stent pattern into a tubular shape so that said first and second long sides meet; and attaching said first and second long sides to form a filled stent; wherein said filled stent reservoirs and at least one of the first and second major surface are exposed to at least one of a vessel lumen or a vessel wall when the stent is implanted in a vessel.