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US 7,887,580 B2Granted
Anchoring device for an endoluminal prosthesis
AssigneeBard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
InventorsScott L. Randall, William R. Bratt
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Abstract
An endoluminal prosthesis including a radially expandable frame and an anchoring member. The anchoring member includes a first arm attached to a first strut of the frame and a second arm attached to a second adjacent strut of the frame. The first arm is joined to the second arm to form a vessel engaging end that, together with at least a portion of the first arm and second arm, is directed toward a central axis of the frame in the frame's collapsed configuration.
Claims9
An endoluminal prosthesis, comprising:
- a radially expandable frame including a plurality of struts, the frame having a collapsed configuration with a collapsed perimeter and an expanded configuration with an expanded perimeter larger than the collapsed perimeter;
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- an anchoring member, including a first arm attached to a first strut and a second arm attached to a second strut connected to the first strut, the first strut joined to the second strut to form a first apex, the first arm joined to the second arm to form a second apex, the second apex configured as a vessel engaging end that, together with at least a portion of the first arm and second arm, is directed toward a central axis of the frame in the collapsed configuration, forming and angle with respect thereto, the first apex and the second apex extending in generally opposing directions with respect to the central axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.