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Endoluminal device and method

  • US 10,117,762 B2
  • Filed: 07/19/2017
  • Issued: 11/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A self-expanding endoluminal device configured for precise positioning during deployment within a vessel, the endoluminal device having a longitudinal axis extending between a distal end and a proximal end, the endoluminal device configured for radial compression and expansion comprising:

  • a first undulating ring disposed at the distal end extending circumferentially around the longitudinal axis, the first undulating ring comprising a plurality of struts, a plurality of inward apexes and a plurality of outward apexes, wherein at least two struts connect at one of the apexes, the outward apexes being distal of the inward apexes; and

    a proximal portion connected to the inward apexes;

    wherein, the endoluminal device is configured for delivery such that the first undulating ring can at least partially expand while the proximal portion remains compressed, in this position;

    a first strut of the plurality of struts extends at an angle radially outward from the longitudinal axis, the first strut connected to the compressed proximal portion;

    a second strut and a third strut of the plurality of struts are connected to the first strut and extend parallel to the longitudinal axis, the second and third struts forming a foot and the endoluminal device comprising a plurality of such feet configured to extend parallel to the longitudinal axis when the endoluminal device is in this partially expanded position, the feet positioned circumferentially around the longitudinal axis and configured to precisely position and orientate the endoluminal device within the vessel upon further expansion and deployment of the endoluminal device within the vessel.

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