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

Claim 0:
1. An implantable medical device system comprising:
a primary device including:
a first, elongate tubular member with a longitudinal axis, the elongate tubular member 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, wherein the membranous strip has first and second side regions along opposite lengthwise sides, and wherein first and second side regions that correspond to adjacent turns overlap by a distance, wherein the elongate tubular member comprises a supported edge and an unsupported edge at each of the plurality of turns, and 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 elongate axial reinforcement member fixedly attached to each of the plurality of turns; and

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