Patent ID: 6210435
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
A device having a bifurcation for repairing an aortic aneurysm close to or involving the aortic bifurcation comprising the aorta having an arterial wall and the first and second iliac arteries extending therefrom in a patient, the device comprising:a main body;first and second legs joined to said main body at the bifurcation, and main body and said first and second legs being formed of a flexible surgically implantable material, said main body and said first and second legs having respectively first, second and third openings therein in communication with each other;a first self-expanding sealing device associated with said main body adjacent the first opening; anda second self-expanding sealing device associated with said first leg adjacent the second opening;wherein said device is capable of intraluminal implantation by a catheter into the aortic bifurcation through said first iliac artery such that said main body can be sealed by said first sealing device in said aorta, said first leg can be sealed by said second sealing device in said first iliac artery, and said second leg can be deployed.