MODULAR ENDOGRAFT DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A modular endograft system, comprising:
- a cuff having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion;
a first endograft device having a first superior portion, a first inferior portion, and a first lumen through the first superior and inferior portions, wherein the first superior portion has a first outer wall and a first septal wall;
a second endograft device having a second superior portion, a second inferior portion, and a second lumen through the second superior and inferior portions, wherein the second superior portion has a second outer wall and a second septal wall; and
wherein the first and second endograft devices are configured such that the first and second outer walls of the first and second endograft devices press against the cuff and the first and second septal walls exert opposing forces toward one another to fix the cuff to the first and second lumens.
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Abstract
Modular endograft devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In several embodiments, an endograft system can include a first endograft device and a second endograft device that each include an integrated frame, a cover and a lumen within the cover. Each endograft device further includes a superior portion and an inferior portion. The superior portion can have a convexly curved outer wall and a septal wall. The first and second endograft devices can be configured to extend into a low-profile configuration with a first cross-sectional dimension and a first length and self-expand into an expanded configuration with a second cross-sectional dimension greater than the first cross-sectional dimension and a second length less than the first length. In the expanded configuration, the septal walls can press against each other and form a septum between the lumens of the first and second endograft devices.
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Citations
36 Claims
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1. A modular endograft system, comprising:
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a cuff having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; a first endograft device having a first superior portion, a first inferior portion, and a first lumen through the first superior and inferior portions, wherein the first superior portion has a first outer wall and a first septal wall; a second endograft device having a second superior portion, a second inferior portion, and a second lumen through the second superior and inferior portions, wherein the second superior portion has a second outer wall and a second septal wall; and wherein the first and second endograft devices are configured such that the first and second outer walls of the first and second endograft devices press against the cuff and the first and second septal walls exert opposing forces toward one another to fix the cuff to the first and second lumens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A modular endograft system, comprising:
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a cuff having a cuff frame and a sleeve attached to the cuff frame, wherein the cuff frame and the sleeve have a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; a first endograft device having a first frame, a first cover attached to the first frame, and a first lumen within the first cover, wherein the first frame and the first cover have a first superior portion and a first inferior portion, and the first superior portion has a convexly curved first outer wall and a first septal wall; a second endograft device having an integrated second frame (“
second frame”
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27. A method of repairing an aneurysm in a primary blood vessel before a bifurcation into a first blood vessel and a second blood vessel, comprising:
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advancing a cuff through the first blood vessel to a target site in the primary blood vessel before the aneurysm, the cuff having a substantially circular cross-section; deploying the cuff at the target site such that the cuff presses against a vessel wall of the primary blood vessel; advancing a first endograft device through the first blood vessel to a target site in the common blood vessel before the aneurysm; advancing a second endograft device through the second blood vessel to the target site; deploying the first and second endograft devices at the target site such that the first and second endograft devices expand to an expanded configuration via inherent spring forces in the first and second endograft devices such that first and second septal walls of the first and second endograft devices, respectively, press toward each other and form a septum between the first and second endograft devices, and wherein first and second outer walls of the first and second endograft devices, respectively, sealably press against an interior surface of the cuff; and wherein the first and second endograft devices are positioned independently of one another. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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Specification