Bifurcated graft with a superior extension
AssigneeEndovascular Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJean Paul Marcade, Anthony West, Frederick W. Kornahrens
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Abstract
A bifurcated graft is formed from a series of individual components which are intraluminally delivered apart from one another and then assembled to form a fully supported structure. The modular system includes a base member and one or more crafts connected thereto. The base member preferably includes a portion which gradually increases in diameter. A tubular device for inserting the components of the modular system and a method employing the modular system for repairing an abdominal aortic aneurysm are also disclosed.
Claims15
A modular endovascular graft for repairing an aortic aneurysm, comprising:
- a body sized to be implanted within the aorta, the body having a superior end and a bifurcated inferior end defining a first leg portion and a second leg portion, the body having a single inlet at the superior end and forming first and second passageways communicating between the inferior and superior ends, the single inlet being sized to fit a diameter of the aorta into which the body is placed;
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- an extender, the extender configured to mate with the superior end of the body after the body is placed within vasculature, the extender having a single inlet and a single outlet;
- wherein the body is configured to be placed within vasculature separate from the extender.
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