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Implantable intraluminal prosthesis
Assignee: Lifeshield Sciences LLC
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Filing: 1996-08-22
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Granted: 1998-12-22
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Expires: 2016-08-22
Abstract
Abstract An implantable intraluminal prosthesis assembly is provided for use in repairing or replacing damaged or diseased portions of a blood vessel or other like vessel. The prosthesis includes an expandable stent/graft combination, with a pair of stents at either end of the graft, and further includes a plurality of struts extending between and interconnecting the stents, and radial spaced about the inner surface of the graft. As such, the implantable prosthesis is provided with internal support for the graft when in a compressed state during implantation and is further provided with radial support along the length of the graft after implantation.
Inventors
- 👤 Orlando S. Pinheiro
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:52
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/07; A61F2/848; A61F2/89; A61F2002/065; A61F2002/075; A61F2002/825; A61F2002/826; A61F2002/828; A61F2002/8486; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0008; A61F2220/0016; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0075; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0028; A61F2230/006; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
276 words
An implantable assembly comprising: an elongate, generally tubular compressible bifurcated graft having an inner surface and including a first open end portion, an opposed second end portion, a first tubular leg and a second tubular leg, said first tubular leg and said second tubular leg extending from said second end portion and having leg open ends; a first pair of resiliently compressible, radially expandable, generally tubular stents positioned within said tubular graft at spaced apart locations, one stent of said first pair being positioned adjacent said first open end portion and the other stent of said first pair being positioned adjacent said second end portion; a first plurality of struts extending between and interconnecting said first pair of stents; a second pair of spaced apart, resiliently compressible, radially expandable, generally tubular stents positioned within said first tubular leg, one stent of said second pair being located adjacent said leg open end of said first tubular leg; a second plurality of struts extending between and interconnecting said second pair of stents; a third pair of spaced apart, resiliently compressible, radially expandable, generally tubular stents positioned within said second tubular leg, one stent of said third pair being located adjacent said leg open end of said second tubular leg; and a third plurality of struts extending between and interconnecting said third pair of stents; said first, second and third plurality of struts being radially spaced about said inner surface of said graft and being positioned for contact therewith to provide internal support to said graft when in a compressed state and to further provide radial support along said length of said graft after radial expansion of said stents.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
276 words
An implantable assembly comprising: an elongate, generally tubular compressible bifurcated graft having an inner surface and including a first open end portion, an opposed second end portion, a first tubular leg and a second tubular leg, said first tubular leg and said second tubular leg extending from said second end portion and having leg open ends; a first pair of resiliently compressible, radially expandable, generally tubular stents positioned within said tubular graft at spaced apart locations, one stent of said first pair being positioned adjacent said first open end portion and the other stent of said first pair being positioned adjacent said second end portion; a first plurality of struts extending between and interconnecting said first pair of stents; a second pair of spaced apart, resiliently compressible, radially expandable, generally tubular stents positioned within said first tubular leg, one stent of said second pair being located adjacent said leg open end of said first tubular leg; a second plurality of struts extending between and interconnecting said second pair of stents; a third pair of spaced apart, resiliently compressible, radially expandable, generally tubular stents positioned within said second tubular leg, one stent of said third pair being located adjacent said leg open end of said second tubular leg; and a third plurality of struts extending between and interconnecting said third pair of stents; said first, second and third plurality of struts being radially spaced about said inner surface of said graft and being positioned for contact therewith to provide internal support to said graft when in a compressed state and to further provide radial support along said length of said graft after radial expansion of said stents.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
An implantable assembly of claim 1 further including means for securing said stents in said graft adjacent said ends thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An implantable assembly of claim 2 wherein said securing means includes said stent being sutured to said graft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
An implantable assembly of claim 1 wherein each of said stents is formed of wire defining a plurality of wire extents arranged in a zig-zag configuration having spaces between adjacent wire extents.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
An implantable assembly of claim 4 wherein adjacent wire extents of each of said stents are connected at radially spaced medial stent joints and radially spaced distal stent joints, said medial stent joints being longitudinally spaced from said distal stent joints.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
An implantable assembly of claim 5 wherein each of said struts is an elongate member connected at either end to said stents.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
An implantable assembly of claim 6 wherein each of said struts is connected at either end to one of said medial stent joints.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
An implantable assembly of claim 7, wherein said struts are connected to each of said medial stent joints.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
An implantable assembly as in claim 7, wherein said struts are connected to alternating ones of said medial stent joints.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
An implantable assembly of claim 1 wherein said graft is a textile graft.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
12 words
An implantable assembly of claim 1 wherein said stents are self-expanding stents.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
An implantable assembly of claim 7 wherein said assembly is designed for implantation in a blood vessel and wherein said stents are radially spaced apart a distance sufficient to resist thrombosis formation therebetween.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
An implantable assembly of claim 7 wherein at least one of said stents further includes anchoring barbs attached thereto, said anchoring barbs adapted for engagement with said blood vessel.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
An implantable assembly of claim 13 wherein said anchoring barbs are attached to selected ones of said wire extents and extend to a position proximate to and adjacent said stent joints.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
An implantable assembly of claim 14 wherein said struts are attached to said stent joints other than said stent joints adjacent said extending anchoring barbs.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
An implantable assembly of claim 15 further including means for attaching said struts to said stent joints.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
An implantable assembly of claim 16 wherein said attaching means includes said struts being soldered to said stent joints.
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