| US 7,485,141 B2 | ||
| Method of placing a tubular membrane on a structural frame | ||
| David Christopher Majercak, Stewartsville, N.J. (US); Vipul Bhupendra Dave, Hillsborough, N.J. (US); Iksoo Chun, Flemington, N.J. (US); and Mark B. Roller, North Brunswick, N.J. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Cordis Corporation, Miami Lakes, Fla. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 28, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/401,453. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/379604, filed on May 10, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0034408 A1, Feb. 19, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61F 2/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 623—1.44 | 23 Claims |
| 1. A method of placing a tubular membrane structure about a radially expandable structural frame, the method comprising the
steps of:
placing a transfer sheath over a mandrel;
coating the transfer sheath with an elastomeric polymer solution to form an inner membrane;
radially expanding the structural frame;
placing the radially expanded structural frame over the inner membrane;
contracting the radially expanded structural frame; and
forming an outer membrane over the structural frame, the inner membrane and outer membrane combining to form the tubular membrane.
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