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Endoluminal prosthesis

  • US 20070055347A1
  • Filed: 09/02/2005
  • Published: 03/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An endoluminal prosthesis comprising:

  • a tubular graft comprising a graft material, a proximal portion having a proximal opening, and a distal portion having a distal opening, the proximal and distal openings and the graft material forming a lumen for the flow of body fluid therethrough; and

    a plurality of annular support members, each of the plurality of support members comprising a plurality of spokes coupled by a plurality of apices to form a closed ring, having an axis extending longitudinally therethrough, wherein each of the plurality of annular support members are attached to the graft material along the tubular graft to define, for each of the plurality of annular support members, a corresponding circumferential area of the graft material around a corresponding annular support member, wherein at least one of the apices of a first of the plurality of annular support members is attached within the corresponding circumferential area of the graft material of an annular support member adjacent the first annular support member, and wherein the at least one of the apices of the first of the plurality of annular support members extends axially beyond an other of the apices of the first annular support member.

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