Patent ID: 11872146
Assignee: SANFORD HEALTH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a first woven stent having a curved form in an expanded state, wherein, in the expanded state, at least a first portion of the first woven stent has a weave pattern arranged along an outer curvature of the first woven stent that is different than a weave pattern arranged along an inner curvature of the first woven stent, wherein the first woven stent is biased toward the curved form due to shape memory;
an anchoring stent or a prosthetic valve coupled to a first end of the first woven stent such that there is a flow window having a plurality of openings arranged therebetween to permit blood flow through the plurality of openings; and
a second woven stent configured to transition between a compressed state and an expanded state, wherein, in the compressed state, the second woven stent has an elongate tubular form and, in the expanded state, the second woven stent forms a first retention disk and a second retention disk arranged in series at a first end and a tubular form at a second end such that a lumen is defined between the first end and the second end of the second woven stent, wherein the second woven stent is configured to be disposed through one of the plurality of openings of the flow window in the expanded state and arranged such that (i) a portion of the first end of the first woven stent, (ii) a radial stent structure or (iii) two radial spaced-apart supports of the flow window are arranged between the first retention disk and the second retention disk and the second end of the second woven stent is configured to be disposed within a coronary artery, wherein the second woven stent further comprises a plurality of detachment tabs configured to be removably coupled to a catheter in the compressed state, wherein the plurality of detachment tabs have shape memory and are configured to lie flat against the first end of the second woven stent in the expanded state.