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Endolumenal stent-graft with leak-resistant seal
Assignee: W.L. Gore and Associates Inc
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Filing: 1996-12-23
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Granted: 2000-01-18
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Expires: 2016-12-23
Abstract
Abstract An implantable medical device has a tubular member and a sealing member secured to an outer surface of the tubular member. The tubular member is expandable to engage an endolumenal wall and has a lumen for providing an artificial conduit for flow through an endolumenal space defined by that wall. The seal member occludes flow around the tubular member between the outer surface and the endolumenal wall. One suitable tubular member for use in the present invention is a stent-graft which may be bifurcated for use in protecting vascular wall malformations adjacent to vascular bifurcations against endolumenal pressure and flow. The seal member may be a flange that is oriented on the outer surface at one end of the tubular member as a one-way valve against flow. Multiple seal members may be used, either on opposite ends of the tubular member or in series at one end thereof. Where anchors are used to secure the tubular member to the endolumenal wall, the seal member is positioned to protect against flow through leakage paths formed at localized areas of deformation in the tubular wall adjacent to the anchors. One or more seal members may also be used with two or more tubular members to prevent flow through endolumenal spaces that remain open to flow due to gaps between the multiple, parallel tubular members.
Inventors
- 👤 Troy Thornton
- 👤 Lilip Lau
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 06:38
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/07; A61F2/95; A61F2/962; A61F2/97; A61F2/82; A61F2/848; A61F2/86; A61F2/89; A61F2/954; A61F2002/065; A61F2002/067; A61F2002/075; A61F2002/9505; A61F2002/9511; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0075; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0028; A61F2230/0054; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0073; A61F2230/0078; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0014; A61F2250/0039
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A device comprising: a self-expanding substantially tubular stent-graft, said stent-graft having an outer surface and upstream and downstream ends; a seal member secured to the outer surface of said stent-graft adjacent said upstream end, said seal member comprising an occlusive cuff having a downstream cuff end secured to said outer surface and an unsecured upstream cuff end actuatable to form a seal over said outer surface; and a plurality of anchor members spaced around the outer surface of said stent-graft upstream of said seal member, said anchor members having first anchor end portions secured to said outer surface and second anchor end portions extending radially outward from said outer surface.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
110 words
A device comprising: a self-expanding substantially tubular stent-graft, said stent-graft having an outer surface and upstream and downstream ends; a seal member secured to the outer surface of said stent-graft adjacent said upstream end, said seal member comprising an occlusive cuff having a downstream cuff end secured to said outer surface and an unsecured upstream cuff end actuatable to form a seal over said outer surface; and a plurality of anchor members spaced around the outer surface of said stent-graft upstream of said seal member, said anchor members having first anchor end portions secured to said outer surface and second anchor end portions extending radially outward from said outer surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
The device of claim 1 further comprising a second seal member secured to the outer surface of said stent-graft adjacent said downstream end, said second seal member comprising an occlusive cuff having an upstream end secured to said outer surface and an unsecured downstream cuff end actuatable to form a seal over said outer surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The device of claim 2 further comprising a second plurality of anchor members spaced around the outer surface of said stent-graft downstream of said second seal member, said anchor members having first anchor end portions secured to said outer surface and second anchor end portions extending radially outward from said outer surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said anchor members constitute integral extensions of said stent-graft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said seal member is formed from a polymeric material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 5 wherein said polymeric material is a fluoropolymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
10 words
The device of claim 6 wherein the fluoropolymer contains polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
11 words
The device of claim 6 wherein the fluoropolymer comprises expanded polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said self-expanding stent-graft is a bifurcated stent-graft having the bifurcation of the downstream end.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said stent-graft comprises a tubular stent portion coaxially coupled with a tubular graft portion, said stent member being defined by a helically arranged undulating member containing multiple turns about a common longitudinal axis, said undulating member containing a plurality of undulations.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device of claim 10 wherein said undulating member is formed from a nickel-titanium alloy.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device of claim 10 wherein said graft member is formed from a polymeric material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
11 words
The device of claim 12 wherein said polymeric material is polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
10 words
The device of claim 13 wherein the polytetrafluoroethylene is expanded.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device of claim 10 wherein said undulations in said multiple turns of said undulating member are in a phased relationship.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
11 words
The device of claim 15 wherein said undulations have varying amplitudes.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
51 words
A system comprising the device of claim 1 further comprising a sheet of material proportioned to contain the device in a collapsed state; and a coupling member for releasably coupling portions of the sheet to one another to maintain said device in a collapsed state for delivery to a vessel lumen.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
148 words
A device comprising: a self-expanding stent-graft having an outer surface, an upstream end portion comprising a substantially tubular structure having a single lumen, and a downstream end portion comprising multiple leg portions, each said leg portion terminating in a downstream end and comprising a substantially tubular structure having a separate lumen in communication with the single lumen; a seal member secured to the outer surface of said stent-graft adjacent said upstream end, said seal member comprising an occlusive cuff having a downstream cuff end secured to said outer surface and an unsecured upstream cuff end actuatable to form a seal over said outer surface; and a plurality of anchor members spaced around the outer surface of said stent-graft upstream of said seal member, said anchor members having first anchor end portions secured to said outer surface and second anchor end portions extending radially outward from said outer surface.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
148 words
A device comprising: a self-expanding stent-graft having an outer surface, an upstream end portion comprising a substantially tubular structure having a single lumen, and a downstream end portion comprising multiple leg portions, each said leg portion terminating in a downstream end and comprising a substantially tubular structure having a separate lumen in communication with the single lumen; a seal member secured to the outer surface of said stent-graft adjacent said upstream end, said seal member comprising an occlusive cuff having a downstream cuff end secured to said outer surface and an unsecured upstream cuff end actuatable to form a seal over said outer surface; and a plurality of anchor members spaced around the outer surface of said stent-graft upstream of said seal member, said anchor members having first anchor end portions secured to said outer surface and second anchor end portions extending radially outward from said outer surface.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
69 words
The device of claim 18 wherein at least one of said leg portions further comprises an additional seal member secured to the outer surface of said stent-graft adjacent said downstream end of said at least one leg portion, said seal member comprising an occlusive cuff having an upstream end secured to said outer surface and an unsecured downstream cuff end actuatable to form a seal over said outer surface.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
52 words
The device of claim 19 further comprising an additional plurality of anchor members spaced around the outer surface of said stent-graft downstream of said additional seal member, said anchor members having first anchor end portions secured to said outer surface and second anchor end portions extending radially outward from said outer surface.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 18 wherein said downstream end portion includes first and second leg portions, said second leg portion being longer than said first leg portion.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device of claim 21 further comprising a generally tubular extender leg adapted for engagement with said first leg portion.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
46 words
The device of claim 22 wherein said self-expanding stent graft has an expanded and a collapsed configuration; and when said stent-graft is in said expanded configuration, the separate lumen of said first leg portion is adapted to receive therein an end portion of said extender leg.
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