The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2004
Mark Deem, Mountain View, CA (US);
Hanson S. Gifford, Iii, Woodside, CA (US);
Bernard Andreas, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sunmi Chew, San Jose, CA (US);
Ron French, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Doug Sutton, Pacifica, CA (US);
Mark Deem, Mountain View, CA (US);
Hanson S. Gifford, III, Woodside, CA (US);
Bernard Andreas, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sunmi Chew, San Jose, CA (US);
Ron French, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Doug Sutton, Pacifica, CA (US);
The Foundry, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for treating aneurysms, such as abdominal aortic aneurysms ('AAA') generally include one or more stent-graft devices. Some embodiments include self-expanding and/or balloon-expandable stent components and one or more graft components coupled with the stent components. Using various combinations of self-expanding stent members, balloon-expandable stent members, graft members, and/or anchoring members enhances the anchoring abilities of a stent-graft device to prevent leakage around it, and may further allow the device to be adjusted after placement at a site for treatment. Some embodiments further include a skirt graft member for further prevention of leakage and/or device slippage.