Endolumenal Sealant Delivery Apparatus and Methods
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1. Endolumenal sealant delivery apparatus for delivering sealant in a lumen of a human body comprising:
- a catheter;
an expandable balloon having a region having a plurality of micropores adapted to allow surgical sealant to pass therethrough;
said expandable balloon being coupled to said catheter.
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Abstract
Endolumenally sealing a zone around the puncture and dilation area of a stent-graft fenestration or sealing the juncture between two lumens with an expandable sealant delivery device. In exemplary embodiments, an expandable sealant delivery device includes a catheter mounted balloon, which has a microporous membrane or a plurality of pores suitable for delivering a surgical sealant.
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1. Endolumenal sealant delivery apparatus for delivering sealant in a lumen of a human body comprising:
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a catheter; an expandable balloon having a region having a plurality of micropores adapted to allow surgical sealant to pass therethrough;
said expandable balloon being coupled to said catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of delivering sealant in a patient comprising:
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endoluemnally delivering a device into a graft fenestration in a human patient; expanding the device and delivering surgical sealant therefrom to the graft material surrounding the fenestration. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of sealing two overlapping graft members together comprising:
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positioning an expandable balloon, which has sealant delivery pores, in the region where the graft members overlap with the sealant delivery pores aligned with the region; inflating the expandable balloon; and passing sealant through the pores and into the region where the graft members overlap.
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24. In a surgical sealant, the improvement comprising radiopaque contrast medium dispersed in said sealant in a sufficient amount to enable fluoroscopic visualization of the sealant when delivered in a human patient.
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