Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

Charles Thomas

Matthew Rust

Jack Chu

David R Erickson

Curtis Hanson

Jonathan Morris

Prema Ganesan

Prema Ganesan O'Brien

Richard Thomas

James Machek

Jonathon Morris

Janelle Chang

Aidan O'Leary

David Gray

Arif Iftekhar

Dave R Erickson

A polymer coating/ring is employed to aid in the sealing and connection of modular elements used in body flow lumens for the exclusion and bypass of diseased regions of the flow lumen, such as where aneurysm occurs adjacent to branching blood vessels.

Methods and apparatus for treatment of aneurysms adjacent branch arteries

A stent graft includes at least one aperture extending through the main body thereof, into which an extension portion may be deployed for positioning within an adjacent branch flow lumen. The extension portions include self biasing features, wherein the extension is biased into engagement with the main body to seal the interface thereof. Additionally, the extension portion may be configured for tortuous or deviated anatomy, to enable sealing of the extension portion with the body while extending the extension portion in a substantially non-radial direction from the main body.

Methods and apparatus for treatment of aneurysms adjacent to branch arteries

A method of deploying a stent-graft in a curved vessel includes deploying an expandable tip to center a proximal end of the catheter containing a stent-graft in the curved vessel. A sheath is retracted to expose the stent-graft and the stent-graft self-expands into the curved vessel. By centering the catheter containing the stent-graft prior to deployment with the expandable tip, the accuracy of stent graft placement within the curved vessel is improved.

Expandable tip delivery system and method

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Charles Thomas