Abstract: An endoluminal prosthetic delivery system provides a delivery sheath possessing a yield strength capable of allowing implantation of the prosthesis with increased efficiency. An endoluminal prosthesis is inserted in a body in a radially compressed condition, and expanded at an implantation site, whereby a delivery sheath or the prosthesis itself possesses a yield strength sufficient to allow radial expansion of the prosthesis. A method of implanting an endoluminal prosthesis is also herein provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 23, 2002
Date of Patent:
November 1, 2011
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Inventors:
Jason Sullivan, Ellen Golds, David Tseng, Jeff Boatman
Abstract: A stent for use in a bifurcated body lumen having a main branch and a side branch. The stent comprises a radially expandable generally tubular stent body having proximal and distal opposing ends with a body wall having a surface extending therebetween. The surface has a geometrical configuration defining a first pattern, and the first pattern has first pattern struts and connectors arranged in a predetermined configuration. The stent also comprises a branch portion comprised of a second pattern, wherein the branch portion is outwardly expandable from the stent body.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 10, 2008
Date of Patent:
October 19, 2010
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Inventors:
Charles J. Davidson, Gil M. Vardi, Eric Williams, Amnon Yadin, Yossi Morik, Eitan Konstantino, Tanhum Feld