Patent ID: 9358140
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61L

Claim Text:
1. A stent to reduce blood flow to an aneurysm comprising: (a) an inner member, wherein this inner member is expanded from a first configuration to a second configuration within a parent vessel of an aneurysm, wherein a circumference of the second configuration is larger than a circumference of the first configuration; and (b) an outer member, wherein said outer member is less porous than the inner member, wherein said outer member covers or surrounds a first percentage of a surface area of the inner member when the inner member is in the first configuration, wherein said outer member covers or surrounds a second percentage of the surface area of the inner member when the inner member is in the second configuration, wherein the second percentage is lower than the first percentage, wherein the outer member is between the inner member and a plurality of expandable arcuate ribs, wherein said plurality of expandable arcuate ribs span all or part of the circumference of inner member, and wherein the outer member can slide between the inner member and said plurality of arcuate ribs during expansion of the inner member.