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Endoluminal support assembly with capped ends
Assignee: Medtronic Vascular Inc
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Filing: 1999-05-26
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2019-05-26
Abstract
Abstract An endovascular support assembly, or stent assembly, and a covered endovascular support assembly, or stent-graft assembly, with caps on either or both ends for improved and uniform deployment of the assembly. Additionally, the caps serve to capture the graft material between the caps and the endovascular support device or stent.
Inventors
- 👤 John E. Nolting
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:45
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/07; A61F2/91; A61F2/915; A61F2/852; A61F2/89; A61F2002/075; A61F2002/91533; A61F2002/91541; A61F2002/9155; A61F2002/91558; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/005; A61F2220/0058; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0013; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/006; A61F2250/0063
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
60 words
An endoluminal support assembly comprising: a first generally cylindrical stent (12) having a length, first and second ends,
an exterior and an interior, and a medial region, said first generally cylindrical stent
defining a passageway therethrough; a second generally cylindrical stent (18, 18a) having a length and disposed
radially outwardly and adjacent to one end of the first stent (12).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
The endoluminal support assembly according to claim 1 wherein the
second generally cylindrical stent (18, 18a) is disposed radially outwardly and
adjacent to the first end of the first stent (12), and further comprising a third
generally cylindrical stent (19, 19a) having a length and disposed radially
outwardly and adjacent to the second end of the first stent (12).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
The endoluminal support assembly according to claim 2 wherein the
second generally cylindrical stent (18, 18a) is connected to the first stent (12) at
the first end of the first stent (12), and the third generally cylindrical stent (19, I9a)
is connected to the first stent (12) at the second end of the first stent (12).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The endoluminal support assembly according to claim 2 wherein the
length of the second generally cylindrical stent (18, 18a) and the length of the third
generally cylindrical stent (19, 19a) are each less than half of the length of the first
stent (12).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
The endoluminal support assembly according to anyone of claims 1 to 4,
further comprising a lining (22) having a first and second end and covering at least
a portion of the exterior of the first stent (12), and having one end thereof disposed
between the first (12) and second (18a) stents.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The endoluminal support assembly according to claim 5 wherein the first
end of lining (22) is disposed between the first (12) and second (18a) stents and
the second end of the lining (22) is disposed between the first (12) and third stents
(19a).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The endoluminal support assembly according to claim 5 or 6 wherein the
lining is a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, ePTFE,
dimethyl terephthalate, polyester, polyethylene terephthalate and silicone.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
108 words
An endoluminal support assembly for implantation into a lumen,
comprising: a generally cylindrical endovascular support device having a length, first
and second ends, an exterior and an interior, and a medial region, said generally
cylindrical endovascular support device defining a passageway therethrough and
having a compressed configuration for delivery to a site in the lumen and an
expanded configuration; means for applying a force to the endovascular support device to form said
expanded configuration; and means disposed circumferentially about and along the exterior of one end of
the endovascular support device for increasing the amount of force needed to
expand said one end of the endovascular support device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The endovascular support assembly according to claim 8, further
comprising means disposed circumferentially about and along the exterior of both
ends of the endovascular support device for increasing the amount of force
needed to expand both ends of the endovascular support device.
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