Endovascular prosthesis accommodating torsional and longitudinal displacements and methods of use
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1. A prosthesis for repairing a diseased vessel comprising:
- a first tubular member having tissue-engaging end adapted to engage an interior wall of a first healthy section of vessel and free end, and a lumen extending therebetween the tissue-engaging end and the free end; and
a second tubular member separate from the first tubular member, having a tissue-engaging end adapted to engage an interior wall of a second healthy section of vessel and a free end, and a lumen extending therebetween the tissue-engaging end and the free end, the free end of the second tubular member adapted to receive the free end of the first tubular member in telescoping relation, wherein the free end of the first tubular member moves independently of the free end of the second tubular member when longitudinal and torsional loads are applied to the first tubular member.
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Abstract
A prosthesis is provided comprising a plurality of telescoping tubular members that are deployed and assembled in vivo to define a lumen through a diseased portion of a vascular system. The individual tubular members are capable of accommodating torsional and longitudinal displacements caused by relative motion of the healthy portions on either side of the diseased portion of vessel.
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1. A prosthesis for repairing a diseased vessel comprising:
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a first tubular member having tissue-engaging end adapted to engage an interior wall of a first healthy section of vessel and free end, and a lumen extending therebetween the tissue-engaging end and the free end; and
a second tubular member separate from the first tubular member, having a tissue-engaging end adapted to engage an interior wall of a second healthy section of vessel and a free end, and a lumen extending therebetween the tissue-engaging end and the free end, the free end of the second tubular member adapted to receive the free end of the first tubular member in telescoping relation, wherein the free end of the first tubular member moves independently of the free end of the second tubular member when longitudinal and torsional loads are applied to the first tubular member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A prosthesis for repairing a diseased vessel comprising:
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a first tubular member having tissue-engaging end adapted to engage an interior wall of a first healthy section of vessel and free end, and a lumen extending therebetween the tissue-engaging end and the free end; and
a second tubular member, separate from the first tubular member, having a tissue-engaging end adapted to engage an interior wall of a second healthy section of vessel and a free end, and a lumen extending therebetween the tissue-engaging end and the free end, the free end of the second tubular member adapted to receive the free end of the first tubular member in telescoping relation, wherein the free end of the first tubular member moves independently of the free end of the second tubular member when torsional loads are applied to the first tubular member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of repairing a diseased portion of a vessel comprising:
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providing a first tubular member having tissue-engaging end, and free end, and a lumen extending therebetween; and
providing a second tubular member having tissue-engaging end and free end, and a lumen extending therebetween;
transluminally advancing the first tubular member to a first position within a vessel;
deploying the first tubular member so that the tissue-engaging end engages a healthy portion of the vessel and the free end extends within the diseased portion of the vessel;
transluminally advancing the second tubular member to a second position within a vessel;
deploying the second tubular member so that the tissue-engaging end engages a healthy portion of the vessel and the free end is received within the free end of the first tubular member so that longitudinal and torsional motion of the free end of the first tubular member is not transmitted to the free end of the second tubular member. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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