Patent ID: 11857444
Assignee: W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A system comprising:
a stent-graft including,
a plurality of ringed stent elements, and
a graft construct, the plurality of ringed stent elements disposed along the graft construct; and

a delivery device including a balloon assembly, the stent-graft being releasably secured over the balloon assembly in a diametrically compacted configuration with at least two ringed stent elements of the plurality of ringed stent elements moved closer together in a longitudinal direction to store longitudinal length in the inner and outer graft elements between the at least two ringed stent elements such that upon expanding the stent-graft with the balloon assembly toward a deployed configuration the stored longitudinal length is recovered and a distance between the at least two ringed stent elements is maintained.