Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis
DCFirst Claim
1. Apparatus for placement at an angeological bifurcation of a vessel into two branched vessels comprising a first bifurcated graft member, at least partially supported by a bifurcated stent member, defining two lumens, at least one of which is configured to be disposed entirely within said vessel and is adapted to mate with a second stent configured to extend into one of the two branched vessels.
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Abstract
An introducer for delivering into the vasculature a straight or bifurcated stent or prosthesis; a method for delivering into the vasculature a straight or bifurcated stent or prosthesis; a method of treating and angeological disease using a bifurcated stent; an endoluminal stent having perpendicular hoop members, each hoop member formed of wire in a sinuous configuration, at least some of juxtaposed apices in neighboring hoops being secured to one another, such stents also forming axially aligned segments in straight stents, and segments of bifurcated stents in particular embodiments. Certain embodiments of such stents also include barbs, fabric covering and radiopaque markers.
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- 1. Apparatus for placement at an angeological bifurcation of a vessel into two branched vessels comprising a first bifurcated graft member, at least partially supported by a bifurcated stent member, defining two lumens, at least one of which is configured to be disposed entirely within said vessel and is adapted to mate with a second stent configured to extend into one of the two branched vessels.
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