Patent ID: 6820676
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: A61F,C23C,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an implantable endoluminal device capable of radially expanding from a first diameter to a second diameter comprising the steps of:a. vacuum depositing a device-forming metal onto an unpatterned, exterior surface of a generally cylindrical substrate at a deposition rate that controls a formation of heterogeneities in the metal to form a generally tubular, unpatterned, substantially homogeneous metal film on the exterior surface of the substrate; b. forming a pattern of openings through the deposited generally tubular, unpatterned, substantially homogeneous metal film to form the implantable endolumina) device, whereby the pattern of openings provide a plurality of geometric deformation regions that permit radial expansion of the implantable endoluntinal device; and c. removing the iniplantable endoiwninal device from the substrate.