Patent ID: 11944556
Assignee: W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A stent graft device comprising:
an expandable support frame including an anchoring member that is configured to adopt a shape when the expandable support frame is in an expanded configuration to anchor said stent graft device in a lumen, the shape defining a removal path; and
a covering extending over said expandable support frame,
said anchoring member being removable along said removal path, wherein said anchoring member has a first end and a second end, and is configured such that a geometry of said anchoring member is adapted to change to facilitate the removal of said anchoring member from tissue growth over said anchoring member, the anchoring member configured to be removed along the removal path while the expandable frame is in the expanded configuration such that one of the first and second ends traverses the removal path, wherein the anchoring member is coupled to a coupling member so that at least one or more portions of the anchoring member are spaced apart from the expandable support frame in a radially outward direction.