Radiopaque Imprinted Ink Marker for Stent Graft
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1. A graft for implantation within a body lumen, the graft comprising:
- a tubular body of a graft material;
a radiopaque ink marker pattern imprinted on the graft material of the tubular body, wherein the radiopaque ink marker includes a matrix of ink dots having a space between adjacent ink dots and the ink dots define an annular band around a circumference of the tubular body.
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Abstract
A tubular synthetic endoluminal graft having at least one radiopaque ink marker pattern to radiographically delineate the surface of the graft cloth. The radiopaque ink marker includes a matrix of ink dots defining an annular band about a circumference of the graft. The endoluminal graft including at least one stent attached to the graft. The at least one stent may overlap or be positioned adjacent the radiopaque ink marker. The radiopaque ink marker may be utilized to facilitate creation of a fenestration in the side wall of the graft in situ to perfuse a side branch vessel.
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1. A graft for implantation within a body lumen, the graft comprising:
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a tubular body of a graft material; a radiopaque ink marker pattern imprinted on the graft material of the tubular body, wherein the radiopaque ink marker includes a matrix of ink dots having a space between adjacent ink dots and the ink dots define an annular band around a circumference of the tubular body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A graft for implantation within a body lumen, the graft comprising:
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a graft material formed into a tubular body; a first stent attached to the tubular body and a second stent attached to the tubular body, wherein an unsupported body portion of graft material extends between the first support member and the second support member; and a radiopaque ink marker pattern imprinted on the graft material of the unsupported body portion of the graft. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of creating a fenestration in a tubular graft in situ, the method comprising the steps of:
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tracking a tubular graft to a target location within a body lumen, wherein the graft includes a first stent attached to the graft, a second stent attached to the graft, an unsupported body portion extending between the first support member and the second support member, and at least one radiopaque ink marker pattern imprinted on the unsupported body portion of the graft; positioning the graft within the body lumen such that the radiopaque ink marker is aligned with an ostium of a side branch vessel; radially expanding the graft; tracking a puncture device to the radially expanded graft until a distal end of the puncture device is adjacent to the radiopaque ink marker; and creating a fenestration in the unsupported body portion of the graft to perfuse the side branch vessel. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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