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Stent graft fixation system and method

  • US 7,806,917 B2
  • Filed: 04/17/2007
  • Issued: 10/05/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A stent graft for fastening to a fixation point in a body lumen, the stent graft comprising:

  • a stent;

    a graft material supported by the stent and having a fixation region; and

    a guide suture joined to the graft material in the fixation region, the guide suture having a length selected to extend from the fixation point to outside of the body lumen, the guide suture being joined to the graft material before the stent graft is deployed in the body lumen.

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