US Patent Number

10,335,296

Publication Date

7-2-2019

Abstract

A segmented endograft includes at least one positioning segment and at least one main body segment which are separately deployable. The at least one positioning segment and at least one main body segment may be connected one to another. For example, the at least one positioning segment and at least one main body segment may be connected along a portion of a circumference thereof, but unconnected along a remainder of the circumference thereof. The at least one positioning segment overlaps a portion of the at least one main body segment. Deployment systems may include the segmented endograft and the segmented endograft may be deployed according to various methods.

Assignees

The University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US)

Application Number

13/474,307

Filing Date

05/17/2012

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