Patent ID: 6033435
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An expandable bifurcated stent having a longitudinal axis, the stent comprising a proximal end and a distal end in communication with one another, the proximal end comprising a primary passageway and the distal end comprising a pair of secondary passageways, each secondary passageway in communication with the primary passageway at a first intersection, the stent being expandable from a first, contracted position to a second, expanded position upon the application of a radially outward force exerted on the stent, the intersection comprising a circumferential region consisting of: (i) points of connection between the primary passageway and the secondary passageway, and (ii) an area of contacting overlap between the primary passageway and the secondary passageway, the primary passageway and the contacting area in the secondary passageway being moveable with respect to one another in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis.