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Articulating bifurcation graft

  • US 6,197,049 B1
  • Filed: 02/17/1999
  • Issued: 03/06/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A tubular wire support for a bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis, said wire support comprising:

  • a main body support structure having a proximal end, a distal end and a central lumen extending along a longitudinal axis therethrough;

    a first branch support structure having a proximal end, a distal end and a central lumen therethrough, wherein the distal end of the first branch support structure having a connector pivotably connected to the proximal end of the main body support structure to provide interlocking links; and

    a second branch support structure having a proximal end, a distal end and a central lumen extending therethrough, wherein the distal end of the second branch support structure having a connector pivotably connected to the proximal end of the main body support structure to provide interlocking links;

    wherein the main body support structure and the first and second branch support structure are self-expandable from a radially collapsed state to a radially expanded state.

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