Patent ID: 6524336
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A graft arrangement, comprising:a main graft having a proximal end and a distal end, the main graft further having a proximal orifice at the proximal end to be located in and when expanded to be supported by a vascular vessel; at least one expandable peripheral artery graft; the main graft also having at least one distal orifice at the distal end which when expanded serves to receive a proximal end of at least one expandable peripheral artery graft, wherein the main graft and the at least one expandable peripheral artery graft each comprises an expandable stent and at least one cover over and/or in the expandable stent; and wherein a cross-sectional area of the distal orifice when expanded is sufficiently less than that of the proximal end of the at least one expandable peripheral artery graft when expanded within the distal orifice so as to form a seal between the grafts.