Vascular fixation device and method
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1. A fixation device for implantation in a biological vessel comprising:
- a frame comprising a longitudinal axis, wherein the frame is configured to expand at variable amounts circumferentially with respect to the longitudinal axis.
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Abstract
An intravascular anchoring implant is disclosed. The present invention also relates to the attachment to the intravascular implant of second and possibly third implants, such as a graft attachment device and a vascular graft. Methods of using the implant within the vasculature of the body, particularly adjacent to vascular aneurysms, are also disclosed
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50 Claims
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1. A fixation device for implantation in a biological vessel comprising:
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a frame comprising a longitudinal axis, wherein the frame is configured to expand at variable amounts circumferentially with respect to the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A vascular fixation device comprising:
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a first fixation section;
a first arm comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the first fixation section; and
a second fixation section, wherein the second end of the first arm is attached to the second fixation section. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A vascular fixation device comprising:
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a first fixation section;
a first arm extending from the first fixation section, wherein the first arm comprises a first end, and wherein the first end of the first arm comprises a terminus; and
a second arm extending from the first fixation section, wherein the second arm comprises a first end, and wherein the first end of the second arm comprises a terminus. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A device for fixing to a vascular wall comprising:
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a fixation section;
a first arm extending from a first side of the fixation section;
a second arm extending from a second side of the fixation section; and
a graft attachment device comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the graft attachment device is attached to the fixation section. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An assembly for fixing to a vascular wall comprising:
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an anchor; and
a graft comprising a first end, wherein the graft is attached to the anchor, and wherein the assembly is configured that when a force is applied pushing the graft away from the anchor then the first end of the graft radially expands.
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46. A method of attaching a vascular prosthesis to a vascular wall comprising:
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deploying a fixation device in a vessel, wherein the fixation device comprises a fixation section, a first arm extending from the fixation section, and a second arm extending from the fixation section, attaching a vascular prosthesis to the fixation device.
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47. A method of using a vascular prosthesis comprising a first leg, a second leg and a trunk attached to the first leg and the second leg, the method comprising:
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deploying the first leg into a first iliac artery, then extending the trunk across the aneurysm. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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49. A method of using a vascular prosthesis at a vascular site, the prosthesis comprising a first leg and a second leg, and wherein a bifurcation angle is formed between the first leg and a second leg, the method comprising:
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configuring the vascular prosthesis so the bifurcation angle is greater than about 120 degrees, deploying the vascular prosthesis at the vascular site. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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