Patent ID: 6652572
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An endovascular graft system capable of expanding from a first delivery configuration to a second deployed configuration for placement in a vessel of a patient's vascular system, comprising:an aortic attachment member having a cranial zone, formed from a plurality of struts arranged in a substantially zigzag configuration, and a caudal zone, formed from a plurality of struts arranged in a substantially zigzag configuration, each having a first radial strength, and an intermediate zone having multiple joining longitudinal struts located between and connecting the cranial and caudal zones, the intermediate zone having a second radial strength which is less than the first radial strength, the cranial and caudal zones being formed from a self-expanding material capable of expanding from a first delivery configuration to a second deployed configuration, the multiple joining longitudinal struts connecting the cranial and caudal zones at one or more unions of the struts forming the substantially zigzag configuration; and a conduit formed of a graft material, the conduit being affixed to the caudal zone of the attachment member.