US Patent Issued to University of Kentucky Research Foundation on Nov. 4 for "Endoluminal graft system and method of implanting the same" (Kentucky Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,483, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Ky.).

"Endoluminal graft system and method of implanting the same" was invented by David Jon Minion (Lexington, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endoluminal graft system comprising an endoluminal graft including a framework and a flexible fabric surrounding the framework, a deflection means configured for placement through an opening to a branching vessel, and a delivery catheter configured to position the endoluminal graft within a primary vessel. A method of implanting the endoluminal graft includes positioning the endoluminal graft wi...