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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Juan C. Parodi, Buenos Aires, AR;
Inventor:
Juan C. Parodi, Buenos Aires, AR;
Assignee:
Aptus Endosystems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An endovascular prosthesis has a prosthesis body that is sized and configured for introduction into a blood vessel lumen. The prosthesis body has a wall that defines an interior passage for blood. One or more connectors are distributed about the wall. A fastener is carried by at least one of the connectors. The fastener is sized and configured for advancement through the connector into tissue in the blood vessel lumen.