Device for endovascular aortic repair and method of using the same

• US 10,363,151 B2
• Filed: 10/01/2018
• Issued: 07/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aortic Innovations LLC
• Original Assignee: Aortic Innovations LLC
• Inventors: Shahriari, Ali
• Primary Examiner(s): Prone, Christopher D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shipmon, Tiffany P
• Application Number:
  US16/148,932
• Publication Number:
  US 20190029848A1
• Time in Patent Office: 302 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/07 Stent-grafts
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/24 Heart valves ; Vascular valves, e.g. venous valves; Heart implants, e.g. passive devices for improving the function of the native valve or the heart muscle; Transmyocardial revascularisation [TMR] devices; Valves implantable in the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/2418 Scaffolds therefor, e.g. support stents
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/82 Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents stent-grafts for tubular structures of the body other than blood vessels A61F2/04; stent-grafts for blood vessels A61F2/07; instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts A61F2/95; for closing wounds, or holding wounds closed A61B17/04 - A61B17/115; dilators A61M29/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/856 Single tubular stent with a side portal passage
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/86 Stents in a form characterised by the wire-like elements; Stents in the form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/89 the wire-like elements comprising two or more adjacent rings flexibly connected by separate members
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/90 characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/962 having an outer sleeve
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/061 provided with means for allowing access to secondary lumens
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/067 modular
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2210/00 Particular material properties of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2210/0014 using shape memory or superelastic materials, e.g. nitinol
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2210/0057 stretchable
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2220/0008 Fixation appliances for connecting prostheses to the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2220/0016 with sharp anchoring protrusions, e.g. barbs, pins, spikes
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2220/0025 Connections or couplings between prosthetic parts, e.g. between modular parts; Connecting elements
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2220/0058 soldered or brazed or welded
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2220/0075 sutured, ligatured or stitched, retained or tied with a rope, string, thread, wire or cable
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2230/001 Figure-8-shaped, e.g. hourglass-shaped
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2230/0034 : D-shaped
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2230/0067 : conical
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2250/0039 : differing in diameter
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2250/0048 : differing in mechanical expandability, e.g. in mechanical, self- or balloon expandability
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2250/0069 : Sealing means

Abstract

An intraluminal vascular prosthesis assembly, having a hollow cylindrical body with a first end and a second end is provided. The assembly includes, at its first end, a first vascular prosthesis portion, and at its second end, a second vascular prosthesis portion which has only a prosthesis material. The vascular prosthesis assembly has a stent portion which is provided between the first vascular prosthesis portion and the second vascular prosthesis portion, the stent portion being free of prosthesis material to allow fluid flow therethrough and received within the aortic arch and spanning the brachiocephalic artery, left common carotid artery, and left subclavian artery when placed within the aortic arch of a patient.

Claims

1. A vascular prosthesis assembly comprising:

a first prosthetic component comprising;

a first stent device having a wireframe assembly, the wireframe assembly defining a top portion that spans but does not extend into, the brachiocephalic artery, left common carotid artery, and left subclavian artery when placed within the aortic arch of a patient;

a prosthesis portion on an end of the first prosthetic device, the prosthesis portion being a covered graft material and configured to engage with a first portion of the aortic arch;

a second prosthetic component comprising;

a prosthesis portion configured for being stitchably engaged with the prosthesis portion of the first prosthetic device, wherein the prosthesis portion of the second prosthetic device is configured for engaging a second portion of the aorta, wherein the second portion is spaced-apart from the first portion and configured for engaging with a valve of the patient or prosthetic valve element;

wherein the first prosthetic component is placed into engagement with the first portion of a patient'"'"'s aorta and the second prosthetic component is then secured to the first prosthetic component at the second portion of the patient'"'"'s aorta to thereby define a total length of the combined first and second prosthetic components.

2. The vascular prosthesis assembly of claim 1, wherein the first prosthetic component can be transferred from a compressed state to an expanded state, and wherein the first prosthetic component is configured for anchoring the vascular prosthesis assembly in the aorta.

3. The vascular prosthesis assembly of claim 1, wherein the first prosthetic component is made from a self-expanding material.

4. The vascular prosthesis assembly of claim 1, wherein the first prosthetic component can be released in an expanded state in the area of the aortic arch.

5. The vascular prosthesis assembly of claim 1, wherein the first stent device is a braided wire frame.

6. The vascular prosthesis assembly of claim 1, wherein the first stent device defines a gridded pattern formed from a metal frame.

7. The vascular prosthesis assembly of claim 1, wherein the prosthesis portion of the first prosthetic component comprises wire frame material for supporting the vascular prosthesis portion.