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Endovascular graft system

  • US 20030135261A1
  • Filed: 01/14/2003
  • Published: 07/17/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An endovascular graft system capable of being deployed at a desired location within a vessel, the endovascular graft system comprising:

  • an aortic stent, having first and second ends;

    a trunk formed of a graft material having an interior surface defining a lumen, the trunk being affixed to the second end of the aortic stent; and

    a plurality of stents affixed to and supporting the interior surface of the trunk, the plurality of stents being spaced apart such that fully unsupported regions of the trunk lie between adjacent stents;

    the graft material of the trunk being affixed to the aortic stent and to the plurality of stents in a manner which limits movement of the graft material with respect to the aortic stent and the plurality of stents.

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