Patent ID: 7147660

Claim:
An endovascular graft comprising: a graft body section having a proximal end and a distal end; a proximal connector member affixed to the proximal end of the graft body section, the proximal connector member comprising one or more proximal, cantilevered connector member connector elements; a proximal stent comprising one or more proximal, cantilevered stent connector elements affixed to the one or more proximal connector member connector elements to space the proximal stent proximal to the proximal end of the graft body; and one or more coupling members, wherein; the one or more proximal connector member connector elements comprise a proximal end and a distal end and shoulder portions at the proximal and distal ends; the one or more proximal stent connector elements comprise a proximal end and a distal end and shoulder portions at the proximal and distal ends; and the one or more coupling members couple the one or more proximal connector member connector elements to the one or more proximal stent connector elements.