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US 8,894,701 B2Granted
Hybrid balloon-expandable/self-expanding prosthesis for deployment in a body vessel and method of making
AssigneeCook Medical Technologies LLC
InventorSiddharth Vad
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Abstract
A hybrid prosthesis for deployment in a body vessel includes a tubular stent body comprising a wire comprising a shape memory alloy, where the tubular stent body has a self-expanding portion comprising a distal portion of the wire and a balloon-expandable portion comprising a proximal portion of the wire. The shape memory alloy comprises an Af of less than 37° C. in the self-expanding portion and an As of greater than 37° C. in the balloon-expandable portion.
Claims7
A hybrid prosthesis for deployment in a body vessel, the prosthesis comprising:
- a tubular stent body comprising a wire comprising a shape memory alloy, the tubular stent body having a self-expanding portion comprising a distal portion of the wire and a balloon-expandable portion comprising a proximal portion of the wire,
- wherein the shape memory alloy consists of a single share memory alloy comprising an Af of less than 37° C. in the self-expanding portion and an As of greater than 37° C. in the balloon-expandable portion,
- wherein the distal portion of the wire has a helical configuration comprising bent wire portions alternating with straight wire portions in a helical zigzag pattern about a longitudinal axis of the stent body, the helical zigzag pattern extending along an entire length of the distal portion, and
- wherein the proximal portion of the wire has a ring-like configuration including one or more rings centered about a longitudinal axis of the stent body, each of the one or more rings including bent wire portions alternating with straight wire portions in a circumferential zigzag pattern about the longitudinal axis
- wherein the hybrid prosthesis is a side arm prosthesis deployable in a branch vessel body lumen.
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An endoluminal hybrid prosthesis system comprising:
- a main body prosthesis for deployment in a main vessel body lumen, the main body prosthesis comprising a first graft material attached to a tubular main stent body so as to form a tubular primary lumen for fluid flow through the main body prosthesis, the first graft material comprising a fenestration;
- a side arm prosthesis for deployment in a side vessel body lumen and attached to the main body prosthesis at the fenestration, the side arm prosthesis comprising:
- a second graft material attached to a tubular secondary stent body so as to form a tubular secondary lumen for fluid flow therethrough, the tubular primary lumen and the tubular secondary lumen being in fluid communication, wherein the tubular secondary stent body comprises a wire comprising a shape memory alloy, the tubular secondary stent body having a self-expanding portion comprising a distal portion of the wire and a balloon-expandable portion comprising a proximal portion of the wire, wherein the shape memory alloy consists of a single shape memory alloy comprising an Af of less than 37° C. in the self-expanding portion and an As of greater than 37° C. in the balloon-expandable portion,
- wherein the distal portion of the wire has a helical configuration comprising bent wire portions alternating with straight wire portions in a helical zigzag pattern about a longitudinal axis of the stent body, the helical zigzag pattern extending along an entire length of the distal portion,
- wherein the proximal portion of the wire has a ring-like configuration including one or more rings centered about a longitudinal axis of the stent body, each of the one or more rings including bent wire portions alternating with straight wire portions in a circumferential zigzag pattern about the longitudinal axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.