GRAFT PROSTHESIS WITH POCKET FOR MICROSYSTEM
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
- a tubular graft material having an abluminal surface and a luminal surface,a pocket disposed along at least one of the luminal and abluminal surfaces of the graft material, the pocket including a pocket opening leading into an enclosed cavity, the enclosed cavity of the pocket sized to receive at least a portion of a microsystem, wherein the pocket is accessible in vivo for removal of the microsystem from the pocket.
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Abstract
A medical device, such as a prosthesis, may include a graft material and a pocket disposed along at least one of luminal and abluminal surfaces of the graft material. The pocket may include a pocket opening leading into an enclosed cavity. The enclosed cavity may be sized to receive at least a portion of a microsystem, and the pocket may be accessible in vivo for removal of the microsystem from the pocket.
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a tubular graft material having an abluminal surface and a luminal surface, a pocket disposed along at least one of the luminal and abluminal surfaces of the graft material, the pocket including a pocket opening leading into an enclosed cavity, the enclosed cavity of the pocket sized to receive at least a portion of a microsystem, wherein the pocket is accessible in vivo for removal of the microsystem from the pocket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. An implantable medical device comprising a tubular graft material having an abluminal surface and a luminal surface, a pocket disposed along the luminal surface of the graft material, the pocket including an opening leading into an enclosed cavity, wherein a portion of the graft material includes a magnet to removably couple to a microsystem when received within the enclosed cavity of the pocket, wherein the pocket is accessible in vivo for removal of the microsystem from the pocket.
- 18. An implantable medical device for a microsystem, the device comprising a tubular graft material having an outer layer and an inner layer, a pocket including a pocket opening formed in the inner layer leading into a pocket cavity defined at least partially by the outer layer and the inner layer, the pocket cavity sized to receive at least a portion of a microsystem, the pocket including a reinforced pivotable lid.
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