Patent ID: 6695877
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A bifurcated stent comprising:a first stent section, the first stent section comprising a substantially tubular body defining openings at both ends, the substantially tubular body comprising a receiving region, the receiving region of the substantially tubular body defining a secondary opening between the openings at the ends of the tubular body, the first section being expandable from a predeployed state to a deployed state, in the deployed state the first stent section defining a primary flow path, in the deployed state the first section defines an outer diameter; and a second stent section, the second stent section constructed from at least one member of the group consisting of a coil of wire having a substantially circular cross-section, a flattened ribbon, an etched panel, laser cut tubing and any combination thereof, the second stent section being expandable from a predeployed state to a deployed state, the second stent section having an end engaged to the receiving region of the first stent section, in the deployed state the second stent section defining a secondary flow path, the secondary flow path in fluid communication with the primary flow path, the first stent section and the second stent section being expandable independently from one another, at least a portion of at least one of the first stent section and the second stent section being constructed from a wire member, when the first section is in the deployed state and the second section is in the predeployed state, the second section has a length that does not extend substantially beyond the outer diameter of the first section.