Endovascular device having a stent
AssigneeCook Incorporated
InventorRoy K. Greenberg
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AssigneeCook Incorporated
InventorRoy K. Greenberg
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A stent (10,20,30,40,50,58,60,80,90,100,150,254,256,300) having an inflatable member or a plurality of members affixed directly thereto. One type of inflatable member, or pair or plurality of members, may be affixed to the outer stent surface to expand upon inflation to seal against the vessel wall, and optionally to each other as well, and may be annular (14,18,20,42,46,82,94) or spirally (22,24,26,84) or asymmetrically (32,34,36) configured. In another embodiment a member (304), or pair of opposed members (306), can be affixed to the inner stent surface and used to occlude the lumen upon inflation. The device of the present invention can also be utilized with conventional stent grafts (152) to protect branch vessels that are involved in the aneurysm span.
An intravascular medical device, comprising:
The device according to claim 19, wherein said second stent includes at least one inflatable member affixed thereto proximate said end of said second stent.
An intravascular medical device, comprising:
An intravascular medical device, comprising:
An intravascular medical device, comprising:
Medical apparatus for placement in a collapsed condition in a delivery device for delivery to a deployment site in a vessel of a patient, said apparatus comprising at least one stent and at least one member, characterized in that the said one member is secured to the stent and is expandable in an outward direction to engage the vessel and to act or remain as a graft to provide a seal between the vessel and the interior of the stent.
An intravascular medical device, comprising:
An intravascular medical device, comprising:
A method of sealing around a stent at a deployment site in a vessel of a patient, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.