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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Pierre Georges Emile Dereume, Brussels, BE;
Noureddine Frid, Beersel, BE;
Assignee:
Corvita Europe, Brussels, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
Intraluminal prosthesis comprising a tubular trunk element ( ), which is radially expandable and compressible and which axially has a cavity ( ) open at its two ends and divided into several axial channels ( ), and at least one branch element ( ) which is radially expandable and compressible and which axially has a cavity open at its two ends, being, in its compression position, independent of the trunk element and having, in the expansion position, one end within one of the said axial channels and another end outside the trunk element.