Endovascular grafting device
View Patent ↗An endovascular grafting device having a main body component and limb components. The device is contemplated to be assembled in-situ for the purpose of treating vascular defects or conditions.
1. A modular grafting device, comprising:
a bifurcated main body formed at least partially by a graft material, the main body including:
a trunk extending to a bifurcation point;
a first leg extending distally from the trunk;
a second leg extending distally from the trunk, the first leg being longer than the second leg, the second leg being sewn together to the first leg along a portion of a length of the second leg;
a plurality of stents attached to the main body, the plurality of stents including a stent disposed wholly around an outer perimeter of the second leg; and
at least one leg extender adapted to be placed within the second leg and extending distally away from the main body, the at least one leg extender including an extender stent with barbs, wherein the barbs extend radially outward from the extender stent and through the graft material.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of stents include a closed-cell configuration.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of stents includes a half-cell configuration.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of stents include helical apices.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the main body further includes a radiopaque marker at the bifurcation point.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the barbs of the extender stent are adapted to extend through a wall defining the main body.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the extender is tapered.
8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the barbs of the extender stent extend through a wall defining the extender.
9. The device of claim 1 , wherein selected struts of the plurality of stents are configured on an outside surface of the main body.
10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first leg is contemplated to extend to a branch vessel when placed within vasculature.
11. The device of claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of stents is configured about both the first and second legs.
12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second legs are attached along an entire length of the second leg.
13. The device of claim 1 , wherein certain of the plurality of stents include a plurality of apices and closed-looped portions formed at one or more of the apices.
14. The device of claim 1 , wherein certain of the plurality of stents include apices and further comprise hooks extending from the apices.
15. The device of claim 1 , wherein certain of the plurality of stents include hooks formed along a midsection thereof.
16. The device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of stents are self-expanding.
17. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a superior stent connected to, but longitudinally separated from, the main body.
18. The modular grafting device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of stents have a different radial dimension or are each individually defined by struts having unique lengths or curvatures, the main body further comprising main body radiopaque markers forming a dashed line and extending along only one of the first and the second legs and the extender includes extender radiopaque markers forming a dashed line extending along a length of the extender.
19. The modular grafting device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second legs has an outwardly extending flared end.
20. A modular grafting device, comprising:
a bifurcated main body having a graft material covering at least a portion of the main body, the main body including:
a trunk extending to a bifurcation point;
a first leg extending distally from the trunk;
a second leg extending distally from the trunk, the first leg being longer than the second leg, the second leg being sewn together to the first leg along a portion of a length of the second leg;
a plurality of separate stents coupled to the graft material, the plurality of separate stents arranged in a non-overlapping manner, the plurality of stents including a stent disposed wholly around an outer perimeter of the second leg; and
at least one leg extender adapted to be placed within the second leg and including an extender stent with hooks, wherein the hooks extend radially outward through the graft material.
21. The modular grafting device according to claim 20 , wherein the plurality of separate stents comprise a first stent coupled to the trunk, a second stent coupled to the first leg and a third stent coupled to the second leg.
22. A modular grafting device, comprising:
a bifurcated main body having a graft material forming at least a portion of the main body, the main body including:
a trunk extending to a bifurcation point;
a first leg extending distally from the trunk;
a second leg extending distally from the trunk, the first leg being longer than the second leg, the second leg being sewn together to the first leg along a portion of a length of the second leg, the second leg having a stent circumscribing an outer perimeter of the second leg; and
at least one leg extender adapted to be placed within the second leg and extending distally away from the main body.