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Medical grafting methods and apparatus

  • US 20030083679A1
  • Filed: 12/02/2002
  • Published: 05/01/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of installing tubular graft conduit between first and second spaced locations in a patient'"'"'s tubular body structure, comprising:

  • providing an aperture through a wall of the tubular body structure at the first location with a distal portion of an elongated structure inserted into and along a lumen of the tubular body structure to the first location;

    providing a graft having first and second connectors attached to axial ends of the graft;

    passing the graft along the lumen of the tubular body structure through the wall at one of the first and second locations to the other of the locations; and

    attaching axial end portions of the graft to the tubular body structure adjacent the first and second locations by annularly expanding the first and second connectors.

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