Endoluminal vascular prosthesis
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1. An endoluminal prosthesis, comprising:
- a tubular wire support having a proximal end, a distal end and a central lumen extending therethrough;
the wire support comprising at least a first and a second axially adjacent tubular segment, each tubular segment comprising a series of proximal and distal bends, wherein the tubular segments are joined by a connector extending therebetween;
wherein the first and second segments and the connector are formed from a single length of wire; and
wherein at least a first distal bend in the first tubular segment is connected to at least a first proximal bend in the second tubular segment, and at least one of the first proximal bend and the first distal bend includes an eye thereon.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a tubular endoluminal vascular prosthesis, useful in treating, for example, an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The prosthesis comprises a self expandable wire support structure surrounded by a flexible tubular membrane. A delivery catheter and methods are also disclosed.
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1. An endoluminal prosthesis, comprising:
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a tubular wire support having a proximal end, a distal end and a central lumen extending therethrough; the wire support comprising at least a first and a second axially adjacent tubular segment, each tubular segment comprising a series of proximal and distal bends, wherein the tubular segments are joined by a connector extending therebetween; wherein the first and second segments and the connector are formed from a single length of wire; and wherein at least a first distal bend in the first tubular segment is connected to at least a first proximal bend in the second tubular segment, and at least one of the first proximal bend and the first distal bend includes an eye thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of making an endoluminal prosthesis, comprising the steps of:
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providing a length of wire; forming the wire into two or more zig-zag sections, each zig-zag section comprising a series of proximal and distal bends, wherein the zig-zag sections are separated by a crosslink; forming at least one eye on at least one of the proximal and distal bends; rolling the formed wire about an axis to produce a series of tubular elements positioned along the axis such that each tubular element is connected to an adjacent tubular element by a link; and connecting at least some of the proximal bends in one tubular element to at least some of the distal bends in the adjacent tubular element. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A multizone endoluminal prosthesis, comprising:
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a tubular wire support having a proximal end, a distal end and a central lumen extending therethrough; the wire support comprising at least a first and a second axially adjacent tubular segments, each tubular segment comprising a series of proximal and distal bends, wherein the tubular segments are joined by a connector extending therebetween; wherein the first tubular segment has a different radial strength than the second tubular segment; and wherein at least some of the proximal bends in the first tubular segment are connected to at least some of distal bends in the second tubular segment. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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- 25. An endoluminal prosthesis, comprising an elongate flexible wire, formed into a plurality of axially adjacent tubular segments spaced along an axis, each tubular segment comprising a zig zag section of the wire, having a plurality of proximal bends and distal bends, at least one of the plurality of proximal bends and plurality of distal bends having loops thereon, with the wire continuing between each adjacent tubular segment, wherein the prosthesis is radially compressible into a first, reduced cross sectional configuration for implantation into a body lumen, and self expandable to a second, enlarged cross sectional configuration at a treatment site in a body lumen, and wherein at least some of the proximal bends in one tubular segment are connected to at least some of distal bends in the adjacent tubular segment.
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38. A method of implanting an endoluminal vascular prosthesis, comprising the steps of:
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providing a self expandable endoluminal vascular prosthesis, having a proximal end, a distal end and a central lumen extending therethrough, said prosthesis comprising a plurality of axially adjacent tubular segments, each tubular segment comprising a zig zag section of the wire, having a plurality of proximal bends and distal bends, with the wire continuing between each adjacent tubular segment, wherein at least some of the proximal bends in one tubular segment are connected to at least some of distal bends in the adjacent tubular segment, and wherein said prosthesis is expandable from a first, reduced diameter to a second, enlarged diameter; mounting the prosthesis on a catheter, such that when the prosthesis is in the reduced diameter configuration on the catheter, the catheter diameter through the prosthesis is no more than about 16 French; introducing the catheter into a body lumen, and positioning the prosthesis at a treatment site in the body lumen; releasing the prosthesis at the treatment site, such that the prosthesis expands from the first diameter to the second diameter; wherein the second diameter is at least about 20 mm.
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