Patent ID: 8382818
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A prosthesis for placement at an opening from a main body lumen to a branch body lumen, the prosthesis comprising: a radially expansible support configured to be deployed in at least a portion of the branch body lumen; a plurality of elongate members extending from an end of the support, the elongate members comprising a transition section comprising a plurality of spaced apart axially undulating filaments, the elongate members configured to be positioned across the opening and into the main body lumen; a plurality of elongate side wall spaces in between adjacent elongate members defined at least partially by a zone of the elongate members having an axially extending single filament having a first end connected to the transition section and a second end disposed proximal to the first end of the single filament, the spaces configured to receive a stent deployment device therethrough; and a circumferential link connected to the elongate members, the circumferential link spaced apart from the support by the elongate members, the circumferential link comprising a first portion located adjacent to proximal ends of the elongate members, and a second portion located on a proximal side of the first portion, the second portion configured to surround a space that can be occupied by at least a portion of an expansion device.