Patent ID: 8840659
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A stent for use in a medical procedure, the stent comprising: a series of proximal apices disposed at a proximal end of the stent; a series of distal apices disposed at a distal end of the stent; a plurality of strut segments disposed between each proximal apex and each distal apex, where the strut segments enable expansion of the stent from a compressed state to a deployed state, and where adjacent strut segments are joined at a transition region between the proximal and distal apices; an imaging bore formed in the transition region; and a first suture bore formed in the transition region and disposed distal to the imaging bore, the first suture bore adapted to receive a suture for coupling a portion of the transition region to a graft material, where a distal region of the stent, including the series of distal apices and a distal portion of the transition region including the first suture bore, overlaps with the graft material, where a proximal region of the stent, including the series of proximal apices and a proximal portion of the transition region including at least one barb, is disposed proximally beyond the graft material, and where the imaging bore is disposed at the location corresponding to an endpoint of a proximal edge of the graft material.