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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2013
Applicant:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Kyle R. Buckley, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Benjamin I. Espen, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2002/828 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention comprise a stent graft having a first section and a second section, wherein the first section comprises a first longitudinal profile and a first flow lumen and the second section comprises a second longitudinal profile and a second flow lumen. In exemplary embodiments, a hinged connection between the first and second sections is structurally and/or materially configured to isolate or otherwise not transfer bending forces between the first and second sections.