Patent ID: 6093203
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method of implanting a structure in an organ or vessel having a trunk and a branch, the method comprising:providing a self-expanding structure having a main portion coupled to a branch portion by a flexible link;compressing the self-expanding structure to a reduced delivery diameter and loading the self-expanding structure into a delivery sheath;inserting the delivery sheath transluminally so that the main portion is disposed in the trunk and the branch portion is disposed in the branch;retracting the delivery sheath a first distance to enable the main portion to expand to a first deployed diameter, the main portion thereby anchoring the self-expanding structure within the trunk adjacent to the branch; andretracting the delivery sheath a second distance to enable the branch portion to expand to a second deployed diameter, the second diameter different than the first deployed diameter.