STENT GRAFT, STENT GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND KIT AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING THE STENT GRAFT

摘要

A vascular repair device (1) includes a tubular graft body (10) and a structural framework having at least two stents (20) connected to the graft body. Stents of the structural framework can each be respectively connected to graft body adjacent the proximal and ends and the support member (40) is shorter than the separation distance therebetween to form a gimbal at least at one end. A first stent is connected along an entirety thereof and a second stent is connected at distal apices thereof. Distal apices of the second stent have radii of curvature smaller than proximal apices. A curved longitudinal support member can be connected to the graft body, the member being substantially symmetrical with respect to the centerline. The support member can be connected to the graft body independent of the structural framework. At least one of the ends of the support member can have a curved longitudinal extremity.