Intraluminal Graft
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Abstract
An intraluminal graft includes a tubular graft body extending along a cylindrical axis, a plurality of wires spaced apart from each other and arranged to circumferentially reinforce said tubular graft body along a substantial portion of its length, and a body surface including an inner surface region and an outer surface region. The body surface defines a plurality of apertures extending from an exterior space, and a first portion of a first wire is in the interior space while a second portion of the first wire is in the exterior space.
105 Citations
36 Claims
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12. A method of placing an intraluminal graft in an aortic artery, comprising:
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positioning, in said aortic artery, an intraluminal graft;
wherein said intraluminal graft includes a wire apice connected to a first graft body;
wherein said wire apice extends from an aortic artery first region of said aortic artery, said aortic artery first region being between a femoral artery and a renal artery, to an aortic artery second region, said aortic artery second region being on an opposite side of said renal artery from said femoral artery. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of placing a prosthesis in an aortic artery, said prosthesis having a first end and a second end, said prosthesis comprising a graft body and a wire structure, said wire structure including a plurality of wire apices that extend beyond said first end, said method comprising:
positioning said prosthesis such that said plurality of wire apices extend across a renal artery, and such that said graft body does not occlude said renal artery. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A method of placing a prosthesis in an aortic artery, said prosthesis having a first end and a second end, said prosthesis comprising graft body and a wire structure, said wire structure including a plurality of wire apices that extend beyond said first end, said method comprising:
positioning said prosthesis such that said plurality of wire apices extend across a renal artery, and such that said graft body does reside in said renal artery. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A method of placing a prosthesis in an aortic artery, said prosthesis having a first end and a second end, said prosthesis comprising graft body and a wire structure, said wire structure including a plurality of wire apices that extend beyond said first end, said method comprising:
positioning said prosthesis such that said plurality of wire apices extend across a renal artery, and such that said graft body does not face said renal artery. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A method of placing a prosthesis in an aortic artery, said prosthesis having a first end and a second end, said prosthesis comprising a graft body and a wire structure, said wire structure including a plurality of wire apices that extend beyond said first end, said method comprising:
positioning said prosthesis such that said plurality of wire apices extend across a renal artery, and such that said graft body is not in an intersection of said aortic artery with said renal artery. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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