Patent ID: 8226703

Claim:
An aneurysm repair system comprising: at least one substantially cylindrical stent segment; and graft material affixed, via attachment elements, to the at least one substantially cylindrical stent segment, the at least one substantially cylindrical stent segment comprising a substantially zigzag shaped configuration of struts with attachment sections proximate at least one apex wherein at least some portion of the attachment sections and at least some portion of the stent segments are in axial alignment with the affixed graft material resulting in the attachment sections moving with the graft, wherein each attachment segment comprises a narrow neck structure and a tab like structure for anchoring the attachment elements, the attachment elements comprising individual delta stitch suture knots which are secured around the narrow neck and two struts proximate each apex, each individual delta stitch suture knot fits around each strut proximate the apex thereof and fits around the narrow neck structure in a delta configuration.