Patent ID: 8978448
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A61F,G01M

Abstract:
1. A method of in vitro testing of an endovascular prosthesis, comprising: providing an endovascular prosthesis including an inflatable portion which is loaded onto a delivery system, the inflatable portion of the endovascular prosthesis being in an uninflated state and including an interior volume bounded by at least one flexible layer of material; inflating an inflatable portion of the prosthesis through a fill tube with a sterile removable inflation material and maintaining the fill material at a pressure higher than ambient pressure with the delivery system in a deployment ready configuration; inspecting the delivery system and endovascular prosthesis for leaks of fill material; confirming that there are no leaks in the inflatable portion of the prosthesis; and removing the inflation material from the inflatable portion.