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ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS WITH STEERABLE BRANCH

  • US 20130079870A1
  • Filed: 09/25/2012
  • Published: 03/28/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An endoluminal prosthesis comprising a tubular main graft body, the main graft body comprising:

  • a sidewall, a proximal end, and a distal end;

    a first stent positioned near the proximal end of the main graft body, and a second stent positioned adjacent to and distal of the first stent, each of the first stent and the second stent comprising a peak and a valley;

    an opening in the sidewall positioned longitudinally between the peak of the first stent and the valley of the second stent; and

    a tubular branch disposed in the opening and attached to the main graft body, the branch comprising a first end opening and a second end opening, the branch being flexibly orientable between a retrograde configuration and an antegrade configuration, wherein, in the retrograde configuration, the first end opening is oriented toward the distal end of the main graft body and the second end opening is oriented toward the proximal end of the main graft body, and, in the antegrade configuration, the first end opening is oriented toward the proximal end of the main graft body and the second end opening is oriented toward the distal end of the main graft body.

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