Patent ID: 6416542
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A modular prosthesis for repairing an aortic aneurysm in an aorta extending from a heart of a patient, comprising:a base member foldable radially between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration and extending longitudinally between a proximal end and a distal end, said base member having a single inlet at said proximal end; a primary tubular limb foldable radially between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration and having a proximal end and a distal end, said primary limb having a single inlet at said proximal end and a single outlet at said distal end, said primary limb being formed separately from said base member and being adapted to lie in the aorta with said proximal end pointing toward the heart and sized to fit a diameter of the aorta; each of said base member and said primary limb including a flexible layer and an expandable stent radially supporting said flexible layer along substantially the entire length thereof; and joining means for intraluminally joining said distal end of said primary limb to said proximal end of said base member.