Patent ID: 9180003
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An intravascular cuff for receiving a prosthetic, comprising: at least one strand braided to form a tubular structure having an extended configuration and a deployed configuration; whereby in the extended configuration, the tubular structure includes: a first end and a second end; a tubular body between the first end and the second end; a lumen extending through the body; whereby in the deployed configuration, the first and second ends assume an expanded shape relative to the tubular body; and whereby upon deployment, an outer ply expands away from an inner ply at the first and second ends to form gaps between the inner and outer plies, thereby giving the first and second ends greater diameters than the tubular body and creating a funnel for guiding a delivery catheter and allowing the outer ply to conform against native tissue while the inner ply creates the funnel.