Patent ID: 9707108
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A prosthesis for placement at an ostium opening from a main body lumen to a branch body lumen, the prosthesis comprising: a radially expansible support configured to be deployed in at least a portion of the branch body lumen; a plurality of longitudinal members extending from either a proximal or distal end of the support, the longitudinal members configured to be positioned in the main body lumen; and a circumferential member spaced axially from the radially expansible support along a longitudinal axis of the prosthesis, wherein at least one of the longitudinal members further comprises a first end and a second end, the first end coupled with a portion of the prosthesis distal of the second end, and the second end coupled with the circumferential member, wherein at least one other longitudinal member is not coupled with the circumferential member, wherein the support has a first wall pattern, and the prosthesis comprises a transition portion disposed between the support and the circumferential member, the transition portion having a second wall pattern different from the first wall pattern, wherein the transition portion comprises an end coupled with the at least one of the longitudinal members, the at least one of the longitudinal members comprising a single filament coupled with the circumferential member.