Tapered and distally stented elephant trunk stent graft
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1. A method of deploying an aortic stent graft, comprising:
- providing a tapered tubular graft having a distal end and a proximal end;
providing at least one stent attached to the graft at a site adjacent the distal end of the graft;
loading the graft into an introducer;
inserting the introducer through an incision in the aorta;
deploying the graft inside the aorta; and
suturing the proximal end of the graft in place.
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Abstract
An aortic stent graft and a method of deploying the aortic stent graft. The method comprises providing a tapered tubular graft having a distal end and a proximal end, providing at least one stent attached to the graft at a site adjacent the distal end of the graft, loading the graft into an introducer, inserting the introducer through an incision in the aorta, deploying the graft inside the aorta; and suturing the proximal end of the graft in place.
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1. A method of deploying an aortic stent graft, comprising:
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providing a tapered tubular graft having a distal end and a proximal end;
providing at least one stent attached to the graft at a site adjacent the distal end of the graft;
loading the graft into an introducer;
inserting the introducer through an incision in the aorta;
deploying the graft inside the aorta; and
suturing the proximal end of the graft in place. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of deploying an aortic stent graft, comprising:
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providing a tubular graft having a distal end and a proximal end;
providing at least one stent attached to the graft at a site adjacent the distal end of the graft, wherein barbs extend proximally from the at least one stent;
loading the graft into an introducer;
inserting the introducer through an incision in the aorta;
deploying the graft inside the aorta; and
suturing the proximal end of the graft in place. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A stent graft for implantation in an aorta, comprising:
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a tapered tubular graft having a distal end and a proximal end; and
at least one stent attached to the graft in a site adjacent the distal end of the graft;
wherein the proximal end is adapted to being connected to the aorta without the assistance of a stent. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A stent graft for implantation in an aorta, comprising:
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a tubular graft having a distal end and a proximal end;
at least one stent attached to the graft in a site adjacent the distal end of the graft; and
barbs extending from the at least one stent;
wherein the proximal end is adapted for stent-free connection to the aorta. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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