Devices and methods for deploying implantable sleeves over blood vessels
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an implantable sleeve;
a sleeve expander capable of covering with said implantable sleeve an exterior of a bodily vessel, along a chosen length thereof, said sleeve expander configured to maintain at least a portion of said implantable sleeve in an expanded size greater than a cross sectional dimension of said implantable sleeve when in apposition to said exterior of said bodily vessel, wherein said implantable sleeve is provided at least partially on said sleeve expander; and
a cutting mechanism, operatively connected to, and provided slidably movable in tracks extending along a length of, said sleeve expander, and configured to cut down said implantable sleeve to a covering length corresponding to said chosen length, when in said apposition to said exterior of said bodily vessel.
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Abstract
In an aspect of some embodiments there is provided apparatuses and methods including a sleeve expander capable of covering with an implantable sleeve an exterior of a bodily vessel, along a chosen length thereof, the sleeve expander configured to maintain at least a portion of the implantable sleeve in an expanded size greater than a cross sectional dimension thereof when in apposition to the exterior. In some embodiments of the present invention, the apparatus further includes a cutting mechanism configured to cut down the implantable sleeve and/or external fixating means configured to fixate a covering section of the implantable sleeve to a corresponding covered section of the bodily vessel.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an implantable sleeve; a sleeve expander capable of covering with said implantable sleeve an exterior of a bodily vessel, along a chosen length thereof, said sleeve expander configured to maintain at least a portion of said implantable sleeve in an expanded size greater than a cross sectional dimension of said implantable sleeve when in apposition to said exterior of said bodily vessel, wherein said implantable sleeve is provided at least partially on said sleeve expander; and a cutting mechanism, operatively connected to, and provided slidably movable in tracks extending along a length of, said sleeve expander, and configured to cut down said implantable sleeve to a covering length corresponding to said chosen length, when in said apposition to said exterior of said bodily vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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