Patent ID: 11857407
Assignee: W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. An implantable medical device system comprising:
a primary stent graft device including:
a first stent graft with a longitudinal axis, the first stent graft comprising a helically arranged membranous strip and a helically arranged support member fixedly attached to the helically arranged membranous strip, wherein the helically arranged membranous strip and the helically arranged support member comprise a plurality of turns such that the first stent graft comprises a supported edge and an unsupported edge at each of the plurality of turns, wherein each of the unsupported edges is deflectable to define at least one fluid flow channel between the unsupported edge and a supported edge of an adjacent turn, and
an axial reinforcement member fixedly attached to each of the plurality of turns; and

a secondary stent graft device that is separately deployable from the primary stent graft device, the secondary stent graft device including a second stent graft fluidly coupled with the at least one fluid flow channel.