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Non-migrating vascular prosthesis and minimally invasive placement system therefor
Assignee: CR Bard Inc
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Filing: 1997-04-11
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Granted: 1999-08-10
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Expires: 2017-04-11
Abstract
Abstract A graft assembly for securely positioning a graft at a predetermined location across an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The assembly includes a resilient self-expanding anchor that is secured to the graft. The anchor is characterized as being at least as long as the graft, and further as being adapted to be removed or repositioned at any time prior to complete deployment in the patient.
Inventors
- 👤 Timothy Robinson
- 👤 Michael Weiser
- 👤 John Carey
- 👤 Dennis Kujawski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 00:44
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/07; A61F2/95; A61F2/9522; A61F2/9525; A61F2/962; A61F2/966; A61F2/82; A61F2/848; A61F2/86; A61F2/89; A61F2/90; A61F2/958; A61F2002/075; A61F2002/825; A61F2002/8486; A61F2002/9665; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0008; A61F2220/0016; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0075; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/92; Y10S623/921
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
A method for repairing a blood vessel comprising the steps of: a) providing an implant which comprises: a graft having a proximal end, a distal end, and an axial length; and an anchor having a proximal end, a distal end and an axial length at least equal to that of the graft, wherein at least the proximal end and the distal end of the anchor are resiliently expandable and connected to each other by at least two longitudinal segments, each of the segments extending between the proximal and distal ends of the anchor and further being constructed and arranged to transmit a radial compression force from one end of the anchor to the other b) radially compressing the implant into a collapsed configuration within a sheath, the sheath being axially moveable relative to the implant, c) positioning the sheath containing the implant at a first location within the blood vessel, d) partially withdrawing the sheath to expose a distal portion of the implant, thereby allowing the distal portion of the implant to resiliently expand into contact with the blood vessel, and e) determining the position of the implant in the blood vessel.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
192 words
A method for repairing a blood vessel comprising the steps of: a) providing an implant which comprises: a graft having a proximal end, a distal end, and an axial length; and an anchor having a proximal end, a distal end and an axial length at least equal to that of the graft, wherein at least the proximal end and the distal end of the anchor are resiliently expandable and connected to each other by at least two longitudinal segments, each of the segments extending between the proximal and distal ends of the anchor and further being constructed and arranged to transmit a radial compression force from one end of the anchor to the other b) radially compressing the implant into a collapsed configuration within a sheath, the sheath being axially moveable relative to the implant, c) positioning the sheath containing the implant at a first location within the blood vessel, d) partially withdrawing the sheath to expose a distal portion of the implant, thereby allowing the distal portion of the implant to resiliently expand into contact with the blood vessel, and e) determining the position of the implant in the blood vessel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 which includes, after the determining step, the further step of advancing the sheath distally relative to the implant to recapture the implant within the sheath.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method of claim 2 which includes the further steps of: a) repositioning the sheath containing the implant at a second location within the blood vessel, b) partially withdrawing the sheath to expose a distal portion of the implant, thereby allowing the distal portion of the implant to resiliently expand into contact with the blood vessel, c) determining the position of the implant in the blood vessel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 1 or 3 which includes, after the determining step, the step of withdrawing the sheath to fully expose the implant and allow the entire implant to resiliently expand into contact with the blood vessel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 or 3 wherein determining the position of the implant is acheived using fluoroscopic visualization.
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