Patent ID: 7331992

Claim:
An anchoring device for an endoluminal prosthesis, comprising: a tubular-shaped body having a plurality of struts, each strut having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein adjacent struts are connected by a connecting portion at one of said proximal end and distal end such that said body comprises a plurality of proximal connecting portions and a plurality of distal connecting portions, the body having a collapsed configuration, defining a collapsed perimeter, and an expanded configuration, defining an expanded perimeter larger than the collapsed perimeter; and an anchoring member positioned proximate at least one of said connecting portions, the anchoring member comprising an apex formed by the joining of a first arm and a second arm at distal ends thereof, wherein a proximal end of the first arm is attached to a first of said adjacent struts and a proximal end of the second arm is attached to a second of said adjacent struts, the apex and distal ends of the first and second arms directed toward, and forming an angle with respect to, a central axis of the body in the collapsed configuration.