Patents Assigned to Gen4 LLC
  • Modular stent graft employing bifurcated graft and leg locking stent elements
    Patent number: 7708773
    Abstract: A modular stent graft system and associated surgical methods are provided that incorporates an external stent-based locking mechanism to prevent disarticulation of the legs from the bifurcated graft as well as other features that overcome many of the difficulties of the prior art associated with delivering and securing the bifurcated grafts to the intended deployment site within the human aorta.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Gen4 LLC
    Inventors: Leonard Pinchuk, Arthur Rosenthal