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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andras Konya, Houston, TX (US);
Kenneth C Wright, Houston, TX (US);
Sidney Wallace, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623-111 ; 606108 ;
Abstract
A multi-stage graft for implantation into a blood vessel is disclosed. The multi-stage stent graft may be used to repair aortic aneurysms. Each stage or layer may comprise radially compressible spring portions. The inner stages may be provided with or without a fabric covering. Also disclosed is a coaxial delivery system for the delivery and endovascular assembly of the multi-stage stent graft.
Published as:
CA2321204A1; WO9943378A1; WO9943379A1; AU2881699A; WO9943379A9; EP0984811A1; US6123723A; EP1061985A1; US6280467B1; US2002029075A1; US6572645B2; EP0984811A4; EP1061985A4; CA2321204C; EP1061985B1;