Patent ID: 8968384
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An endovascular prosthesis comprising: a tubular body of a graft material, the tubular body defining a lumen therethrough; a stent coupled to the tubular body; at least one circumferentially constraining suture configured as a loop; and a trigger wire extending longitudinally along the tubular body, wherein in a reduced diameter configuration a first end of the loop is attached to the stent, the loop extends only in a first direction from the first end circumferentially around a complete circumference of the tubular body to a second end of the loop disposed opposite the first end, wherein the second end of the loop is coupled to the trigger wire, and wherein in a deployed configuration the trigger wire is disengaged from the second end of the loop such that the stent radially expands and the loop extends only partially around the circumference of the tubular body.