Patent ID: 6325819
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An endovascular prosthetic device, comprising:at least one expandable tubular frame body, said frame body being contractible into a first shape with a smaller diameter for introduction to a vascular site and being radially expandable into a second shape having a larger diameter and an inner lumen extending from one end to the other end of the tubular frame; andat least one covering of bio-compatible material provided for said frame body, wherein said covering extend freely across said inner lumen of the tubular frame body from a covering periphery secured to said tubular frame and has a first and a second aperture each sized to hold graft limbs, and each of said apertures has a diameter of less than half said larger diameter of the frame body, and wherein said covering is adapted to be spread out by the expansion of said tubular frame to extend orthogonally across said inner lumen, said covering having a circular-shaped outermost periphery.