Patent ID: 8551153

Claim:
A prosthesis comprising: a single smooth, spiral coiled stent having a plurality of rings formed from an elongate, straight, single member of shape memory material, the stent including first and second anchoring zones and an intermediate zone, the first and second anchoring zones having a ring to ring distance in the range from about 2 mm to about 5 mm and the intermediate zone having a ring to ring distance in the range from about 4 mm to about 10 mm, and wherein the intermediate zone is longer than the first and second anchoring zones, at least one of the first and second anchoring zones being configured for mating with an additional prosthesis; a sealing device configured to fit over substantially all of the at least one of the first and second anchoring zones, the sealing device comprising a compressible foam; and graft material engaging at least a portion of the stent, the single member configured to be pulled into a substantially straight longitudinal configuration prior to delivery, and returned to the coiled configuration to expand the graft material.