ANCHORING DEVICE FOR AN ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS
First Claim
1. An endoluminal prosthesis, comprising a radially expandable frame including a plurality of struts, the frame having a collapsed configuration with a collapsed perimeter and an expanded configuration with an expanded perimeter larger than the collapsed perimeter;
- and an anchoring member, including a first arm attached to a first strut and a second arm attached to a second strut connected to the first strut, the first arm joined to the second arm to form a vessel engaging end that, together with at least a portion of the first arm and second arm, is directed toward a central axis of the frame in the collapsed configuration, forming an angle with respect thereto.
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Abstract
An endoluminal prosthesis including a radially expandable frame and an anchoring member. The anchoring member includes a first arm attached to a first strut of the frame and a second arm attached to a second adjacent strut of the frame. The first arm is joined to the second arm to form a vessel engaging end that, together with at least a portion of the first arm and second arm, is directed toward a central axis of the frame in the frame'"'"'s collapsed configuration.
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9 Claims
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1. An endoluminal prosthesis, comprising
a radially expandable frame including a plurality of struts, the frame having a collapsed configuration with a collapsed perimeter and an expanded configuration with an expanded perimeter larger than the collapsed perimeter; - and
an anchoring member, including a first arm attached to a first strut and a second arm attached to a second strut connected to the first strut, the first arm joined to the second arm to form a vessel engaging end that, together with at least a portion of the first arm and second arm, is directed toward a central axis of the frame in the collapsed configuration, forming an angle with respect thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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