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Expandable graft assembly and method of use

  • US 5,723,003 A
  • Filed: 01/16/1996
  • Issued: 03/03/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A graft assembly for placement in a body passage having a generally tubular inner wall of predetermined diameter, the graft assembly comprising:

  • an elongated tubular graft presenting inner and outer graft surfaces;

    a first outer stent retained on said outer graft surface and having expanded and contracted conditions and possessing a spring force that urges the first outer stent toward the expanded condition, the first outer stent when in the expanded condition presenting an outer diameter greater than the predetermined diameter of the inner wall of the body passage;

    a means for securing the first outer stent to the outer surface of the graft;

    a second outer stent secured to the graft at a position longitudinally spaced from the first outer stent, the second outer stent having expanded and contracted conditions and possessing a spring force that urges the second outer stent toward the expanded condition, the second outer stent when in the expanded condition presenting an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the first outer stent so that the second stent supports the graft at the position spaced from the first outer stent; and

    a means for securing the second outer stent to the outer surface of the graft; and

    a plurality of inner stents provided along the inner graft surface of the graft and sleeved within the first and second outer stents, each of the inner stents being movable between expanded and contracted conditions and possessing a spring force that urges the inner stent toward the expanded condition, the inner stents when in the expanded condition pressing the graft against the first and second outer stents.

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