Bifurcated vascular graft and method and apparatus for deploying same
First Claim
1. A bifurcated vascular graft comprising:
- a hollow tubular body member having first and second open ends, said second end defining a first opening;
a first hollow tubular limb member having first and second open ends; and
a second hollow tubular limb member having first and second open ends wherein the first open end of each of said first and second hollow tubular limb members extend through said first opening and are connected to the hollow tubular body member near the first open end of said hollow tubular body member such that a length of said limb members are circumferentially contained within said hollow tubular body member.
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Abstract
A structurally supported bifurcated vascular graft is described having a hollow cylindrical body graft with a top end and bottom end and two hollow cylindrical limb grafts which are attached to the hollow cylindrical body graft near the top end of the body graft. One or more structural supports or stents are attached to either the interior or exterior of the body graft and limb grafts. Further, an apparatus and method for delivering a one-piece bifurcated vascular graft is also described which includes first and second hollow limb tubes for containing the limbs of a bifurcated graft, a third hollow body tube for containing the body of a graft, and a hollow delivery tube capable of encompassing the limb tubes and graft body tube.
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18 Claims
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1. A bifurcated vascular graft comprising:
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a hollow tubular body member having first and second open ends, said second end defining a first opening;
a first hollow tubular limb member having first and second open ends; and
a second hollow tubular limb member having first and second open ends wherein the first open end of each of said first and second hollow tubular limb members extend through said first opening and are connected to the hollow tubular body member near the first open end of said hollow tubular body member such that a length of said limb members are circumferentially contained within said hollow tubular body member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18-39. -39. (canceled)
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