Appeal No. 1999-0253
Application No. 08/636,206
APPENDIX
15. A method for applying a covering layer to a stent
comprising:
(a) forming a tube made out of an elastomeric
polymerisable composition;
(b) radially contracting the stent;
(c) inserting into the tube at least a portion of the
stent; and
(d) radially expanding at least the portion of the stent
in the tube or allowing at least the portion of the stent to
expand in the tube, and chemically bonding at least the
portion of the stent and the tube together.
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