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US 2019/0167454 A1Published application
Bifurcated endovascular prosthesis having tethered contralateral leg
AssigneeTriVascular, Inc.
InventorsDiego Aristizabal, Michael V. Chobotov
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Abstract
An endovascular delivery system includes a bifurcated and inflatable prosthesis including a main tubular body having an open end and opposed ipsilateral and contralateral legs defining a graft wall therein between. A tether is disposed securably disposed to the contralateral leg, and the contralateral leg is releasably restrained towards the ipsilateral leg tether to prevent undesirable movement of the contralateral leg. A release wire within the endovascular delivery system releasably retains the tether near the ipsilateral leg.
Claims12
An endovascular prosthesis comprising:
- a main tubular body having an open end and opposed ipsilateral and contralateral legs defining a graft wall therein between, said ipsilateral and contralateral legs each having an open end and a hole near each respective open end;
- said prothesis configured to slidably receive a wire through each of the ipsilateral and contralateral leg holes and extending from the open end of the ipsilateral leg into the main tubular body thereby releasably restraining the movement of the contralateral leg with respect to the ipsilateral leg.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.