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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2006
Applicant:
Jichao Sun, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventor:
Jichao Sun, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01); A61F 2002/065 (2013.01); A61F 2002/067 (2013.01); A61F 2002/075 (2013.01); A61F 2220/005 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/005 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0067 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stent graft () has a tubular body of a biocompatible material and a side arm () fastened to the tubular body. A tubular extension piece () is sealingly joined to the end of the side arm and extends from it. It can be joined with adhesive or stitching. The extension piece can be formed from an elastomeric biocompatible material such as Thoralon™. The extension piece can have a resilient reinforcementembedded into it and extending longitudinally. The extension piece is tucked back into the side arm during deployment of the stent graft into a body lumen.