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Patent US6551350 - Kink resistant bifurcated prosthesis - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe invention consists of an endoluminal prosthesis adapted for placement at a bifurcation site within the body. The stent or stent-graft may be constructed to have segments of differing structural properties. A section of the stent-graft may be constructed to have a single-lumen tubular stent member...http://www.google.com/patents/US6551350?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6551350 - Kink resistant bifurcated prosthesisAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6551350 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/772,372Publication dateApr 22, 2003Filing dateDec 23, 1996Priority dateDec 23, 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2287406A1, CA2287406C, CA2623977A1, CA2623977C, DE69733969D1, DE69733969T2, EP0964658A2, EP0964658B1, EP1637090A2, EP1637090A3, EP1637090B1, US7682380, US20020099436, US20020165603, US20100145434, WO1998027893A2, WO1998027893A3, WO1998027893A8, WO1998027893A9Publication number08772372, 772372, US 6551350 B1, US 6551350B1, US-B1-6551350, US6551350 B1, US6551350B1InventorsTroy Thornton, Randy S. Chan, Lilip LauOriginal AssigneeGore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (30), Referenced by (75), Classifications (17), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetKink resistant bifurcated prosthesis
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