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EP0364787B1
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Expandable intraluminal graft
Assignee: Expandable Grafts Partnership
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Filing: 1989-09-29
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Granted: 1992-03-04
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Expires: 2009-09-29
Abstract
Abstract A plurality of expandable and deformable intraluminal vascular grafts are expanded within a blood vessel by an angioplasty balloon associated with a catheter to dilate and expand the lumen of a blood vessel. The grafts may be thin-walled tubular members (71) having a plurality of slots (82) disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members (71), and adjacent grafts are flexibly connected by a single connector member disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A. Schatz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:53
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/91; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/95; A61F2/958; A61F2/07; A61F2002/075; A61F2002/826; A61F2002/828; A61F2/915; A61F2002/91533; A61F2002/91541; A61F2002/9155; A61F2002/91558; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0013; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/0067
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
An expandable intraluminal vascular graft or prosthesis (70) comprising: a least one of thin-walled tubular member (71) having first and second ends (72,73) and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends, the wall surface having a substantially uniform thickness and a plurality of slots (82) formed therein, the slots (82) being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member (71); the tubular member (71) having a first diameter which permits intraluminal delivery of the tubular members into a body passageway (80) having a lumen (81); and the tubular members having a second, expanded and deformed diameter, upon the application from the interior of the tubular member of a radially, outwardly extending force, which second diameter is variable and dependent upon the amount of force applied to the tubular member (71), whereby the tubular members may be expanded and deformed to expand the lumen of the body passageway, characterized in that the vascular graft or prosthesis (70) comprises a plurality of tubular members (71) and a single connector member (100) being disposed between adjacent tubular members to flexiby connect adjacent tubular members, the single connector member being disposed in a substantially parallel relationship with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members and coplanar with each tubular member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
214 words
An expandable intraluminal vascular graft or prosthesis (70) comprising: a least one of thin-walled tubular member (71) having first and second ends (72,73) and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends, the wall surface having a substantially uniform thickness and a plurality of slots (82) formed therein, the slots (82) being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member (71); the tubular member (71) having a first diameter which permits intraluminal delivery of the tubular members into a body passageway (80) having a lumen (81); and the tubular members having a second, expanded and deformed diameter, upon the application from the interior of the tubular member of a radially, outwardly extending force, which second diameter is variable and dependent upon the amount of force applied to the tubular member (71), whereby the tubular members may be expanded and deformed to expand the lumen of the body passageway, characterized in that the vascular graft or prosthesis (70) comprises a plurality of tubular members (71) and a single connector member (100) being disposed between adjacent tubular members to flexiby connect adjacent tubular members, the single connector member being disposed in a substantially parallel relationship with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members and coplanar with each tubular member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The expandable intraluminal graft of claim 1, wherein the single connector member is a thin-walled, elongate bar member (101), coplanar with adjacent tubular members.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
83 words
The expandable intraluminal graft of claim 1, wherein a first connector member is disposed between the second end of a first tubular member (70A) and the first end of a second tubular member (70B); a second connector member is disposed between the second end of the second tubular member (70B) and the first end of a third tubular member (70C), the first and second connector members being angularly offset from one another with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members (70A,70B,70C).
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