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Fenestrated stent grafts

Granted 3 Feb 2015 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: Cook Medical · originally Cook Group

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Inventors: David Ernest Hartley, John Lennon Anderson, Michael Lawrence-Brown · Examiner: Victor Nguyen · AU 3731 · TC 3700

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Abstract

A stent graft ( 1 ) including a tubular wall ( 3 ) with at least one fenestration ( 40 ) including a peripheral ( 37 ) reinforcement around at least part of the fenestration. There can also be a tubular extension ( 15 ). The side arm includes a stent ( 19 ) and a cover ( 17 ) and extends from and is in fluid communication with the fenestration and the stent graft. The stent may be a self expanding stent. The ring and/or tubular extension provides better support and sealing for an extension arm. The fenestration ( 40 ) can be circular or if towards the ends of the stent graft may be in the form of a U-shape ( 50 ) with an open end.

Claims

16 · 5 independent · depth 3
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Classifications

11 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section A — Human necessities
  • A61F2/82
  • A61F2/89
  • A61F2/07
  • A61F2/06
  • A61F2/856
USPC · US Patent Classification
623/1.13623/2.14623/1.11623/1.14623/2.1623/1.16

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Pendency
2.0 y
728 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
1
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2
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Examiner
Victor Nguyen
art unit 3731 · TC 3700
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2 priority documents
Priority
12 Dec 2003
earliest claimed
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TypeDocumentDate
provisionalUS 6052934612 Dec 2003
related publicationUS 20130150946 A113 Jun 2013

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