CPC A61F 2/852 (2013.01) [A61F 2/89 (2013.01); A61F 2002/045 (2013.01); A61F 5/0083 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An endoprosthesis, comprising:
an expandable framework configured to shift between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration;
wherein the expandable framework is continuous from a first end of the expandable framework to a second end of the expandable framework in the delivery and deployed configurations; and
a covering comprising a plurality of polymeric cover segments disposed about at least a portion of the expandable framework;
wherein a portion of each of the plurality of polymeric cover segments is fixedly attached to the expandable framework;
wherein each of the plurality of polymeric cover segments is discontinuous from and longitudinally spaced apart from each other in the delivery configuration;
wherein the plurality of polymeric cover segments longitudinally overlaps each other in the deployed configuration.
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