Braided flange branch graft for branch vessel
AssigneeMedtronic Vascular, Inc.
InventorsDavid Erickson, Nasser Rafiee, Nareak Douk, Jonathan Morris, Curtis Hanson, Matthew Rust, Sonny Yamasaki, Prema Ganesan
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AssigneeMedtronic Vascular, Inc.
InventorsDavid Erickson, Nasser Rafiee, Nareak Douk, Jonathan Morris, Curtis Hanson, Matthew Rust, Sonny Yamasaki, Prema Ganesan
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A braided flange branch graft formed of a braided super elastic memory material includes a neck between an inner flange and an outer flange. The neck is positioned in a side opening in a sidewall of a main stent graft and the inner flange and outer flange are deployed on opposite sides of the sidewall. The inner flange and the outer flange have a diameter greater than a diameter of the side opening in the sidewall of the main stent graft. Thus, the sidewall of the main stent graft is sandwiched between the inner flange and the outer flange securely and simply mounting the braided flange branch graft to the main stent graft. The braided flange has a substantially unobstructed fluid communication passage therethrough. Further, when stretched into a substantially cylindrical shape for delivery, the braided flange branch graft has a small delivery profile and is extremely flexible.
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