Patent ID: 6773454
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An endovascular stent comprising:a generally cylindrical cephalic section structured and configured to expand against a wall of a blood vessel, wherein the cephalic section defines a cephalic lumen and has a cross-sectional area; a caudal section structured and arranged to be inserted into at least a portion of an aneurysm of the blood vessel, wherein the caudal section does not expand against the entire aneurysm when placed into the aneurysm, and wherein the caudal section defines a caudal lumen and has a cross-sectional area smaller than the cross-sectional area of the cephalic section; and a tapered mid-section attached to said cephalic section and said caudal section, wherein said caudal section is connected to said cephalic section and said mid-section surrounds said connection between said caudal section and said cephalic section.