Patent ID: 8702785
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A sealing gasket for a prosthetic vascular stent comprising: a generally cylindrical first stent segment, having a longitudinal axis, a cephalid end and a caudal end; and a framing bracket comprising a single elongate member and only two pair of support legs on each side of the single elongate member, the framing bracket traversing a diameter of the first stent segment and configured to divide the cephalid end of the first stent segment into two substantially equal sized windows when viewed in cross-section from the cephalid end in plan view, each window configured for receiving a graft leg, the framing bracket being positioned longitudinally offset from the first stent segment and substantially perpendicular to, and symmetric about, the longitudinal axis via the two pair of support legs, wherein the two pair of support legs angle in towards one another, forming an inverted V with an apex and two free ends, and towards the center of the first stent segment, the two pair of support legs are 180 degrees apart from one another and are connected to the single elongate member at their respective apexes in a roof like structure with the free ends of the two pair of support legs extending past the perimeter of the first stent segment thereby forming barbs, the framing bracket also comprising a centrally located connecting member mounted thereto and configured for mating with a delivery device.