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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2004
Krzysztof Sowinski, Wallington, NJ (US);
Ronald Rakos, Nesmanic Station, NY (US);
Dennis Kujawski, Warwick, NY (US);
Patrice K. Nazzaro, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Krzysztof Sowinski, Wallington, NJ (US);
Ronald Rakos, Nesmanic Station, NY (US);
Dennis Kujawski, Warwick, NY (US);
Patrice K. Nazzaro, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A stent-graft is provided for defining a prosthetic fluid passage within a body lumen. The stent-graft includes a graft having a forward section, and a pilot stent located within the forward section of the graft. The pilot stent has an expanded diameter less than that of a lumen in which it is to be deployed to permit fluid flow within the lumen during deployment of the stent-graft. Means are provided for subsequently expanding the pilot stent and the graft to the full diameter of the lumen.