Patent ID: 7963989

Claim:
An implantable prosthetic device for connection to the fluid flow pathway of a patient, comprising: a fluid flow structure having a proximal end, a distal end, a first section, a second section, and a third section, said first section extending from said proximal end to a first position between said proximal end and said distal end, said third section extending from a second position between said first position and said distal end, and said second section extending between said first position and said second position, said first section and said third section only including a single interior lumen, said single interior lumen of said first section having a first cross-sectional area, wherein said second section includes a plurality of interior lumens, said single interior lumen of said first and third sections being in communication with each of said plurality of interior lumens of said second section, said single interior lumen of said first section being furcated at said first position to form said plurality of interior lumens of said second section, said plurality of interior lumens of said second section combining at said second position to form said single interior lumen of said third section, each of said plurality of interior lumens having a second cross-sectional area, said second cross-sectional area being substantially equivalent to said first cross-sectional area of said single interior lumen of said first section, said plurality of interior lumens of said second section and said single interior lumen of said third section only receiving fluid that flows through said single interior lumen of said first section; and a filter disposed in each of said plurality of interior lumens of said second section.