Patent ID: 8814929
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An implant for insertion into a body lumen, the implant comprising: a first tubular medical device having a tubular body extending along an axis and a plurality of slits extending through a sidewall thereof to form a plurality of first sidewall segments such that radial expansion of the first medical device forms an alternating pattern of flared first sidewall segments and first slits disposed adjacent the body vessel wall; and a second tubular medical device having a second tubular body and a plurality of slits extending through a sidewall thereof to form a plurality of second sidewall segments such that radial expansion of the second medical device forms an alternating pattern of flared second sidewall segments and second slits, the second tubular medical device disposed coaxially within the first tubular medical device and rotationally aligned with the first tubular medical device such that the flared second sidewall segments of the second tubular medical device at least partially cover the first slits disposed adjacent the body vessel wall of the first tubular medical device.