Patent ID: 8585753
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: A61F,A61K,A61L,B23K,B29C

Abstract:
1. A tubular-shaped prosthesis having a first size and a second different size configured to be in substantially secure position and alignment with an anatomical lumen in a living body without support from a separate structural component comprising: a tube including a plurality of strut patterns and connecting members configured to connect said strut patterns together, wherein the strut patterns and the connecting members include a wall thickness formed of one or more interconnected layers comprised of a plurality of interconnected fibril elements of the same or different cross-sectional thickness, wherein said fibril elements partially or fully extend a distance between two or more intersections or crossover points, wherein said fibril elements are at least partially separated by void spaces, wherein said fibril elements comprise one or more materials that are degradable within the living body, wherein said fibrils elements comprise said one or more degradable materials of the same or different molecular weight, and wherein said fibril elements comprise an average thickness of less than about 50 microns and an average length between intersections or cross over points of less than about 25,000 microns.