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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2001
Other;
Abstract
An endovascular stent graft assembly ( ) for use with abdominal aorta aneurysms ( ) and having a main stent graft body ( ) and a separate attachment graft tube ( ) that extends proximally therefrom having the proximal attachment stent ( ) thereon for infrarenal attachment of the assembly ( ) to the aorta ( ). A distal end portion ( ) of the attachment graft tube ( ) underlies the proximal end portion ( ) of the main stent graft body ( ) and presses outwardly there against forming a a friction fit, at an overlapping region ( ). The main stent graft body ( ) has an ipsilateral leg ( ) and a contralateral stump ( ) at the bifurcation ( ); and prior to deployment of the attachment graft tube ( ), the main stent graft body is pulled against the vessel bifurcation ( ). After deployment of the attachment graft tube ( ), the contralateral leg ( ) is deployed at the contralateral stump to complete the stent graft assembly ( ). Preferably, an additional intragraft stent graft tube ( ) is deployed to underlie and press outwardly and support the overlapping region ( ) of the attachment graft tube and the main stent graft body.