Patent ID: 6214040
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A stent assembly comprising:a) an inner continuous stent extending along the entire length of the assembly having spaced ends;b) a fabric cover folded over the entire inner continuous stent in a collapsed state, the cover affixed only along a single longitudinal axis outside the inner, continuous stent to at least two points along the inner continuous stent;c) the fabric cover conforming in an outer diameter to an inner diameter of an artery in which it will be positioned and an expansible outer stent in the form of a spiraling wire around the fabric cover to secure the fabric cover to the inner continuous stent;d) the outer stent having a lesser longitudinal length than the inner stent; ande) an outer diameter of the inner stent being substantially equivalent to an inner diameter of the fabric cover when the inner stent is radially expanded.