Thoracic graft and delivery catheter
DCFirst Claim
1. A system for repairing a lumen, said system comprising:
- a graft having a tubular body, a superior end and an inferior end;
a superior attachment system secured to said superior end of said graft and an inferior attachment system secured to said inferior end of said graft, said superior and inferior attachment systems having a first configuration and a second configuration, said first configuration compressed from said second configuration; and
a delivery catheter adapted to be placed within the lumen and for placing said graft within the lumen, said delivery catheter having a releasing system, said releasing system including a superior tie to retain said superior attachment system in said first configuration and an inferior tie to retain said inferior attachment system in said first configuration, said superior and inferior ties configured to remain permanent with said graft upon placement of said graft within the lumen and removal of said delivery catheter from the lumen.
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Abstract
A delivery catheter having an inner catheter assembly, an inferior capsule catheter, and a capsule jacket assembly for use in deploying a graft having a compressible and expandable attachment systems in the thoracic region of an aorta. The graft is comprised of a tubular member having superior and inferior ends, each having an attachment system with wall engaging members secured thereto and is crimped along its midsection to resist kinking and elongation. The delivery catheter includes an inferior capsule assembly for releasably retaining the inferior attachment system of the graft and a superior capsule assembly for releasably retaining the superior attachment system of the graft as well as a releasing system for maintaining the attachment systems in a compressed configuration and for facilitating expansion of the attachment systems. The delivery catheter also includes an anti-elongation wire attached to the inner catheter assembly to prevent stretching of the delivery catheter during deployment of the graft within the aorta. Upon removing the attachment systems from the capsule, the releasing system functions to allow the attachment systems to assume their expanded configuration and engage the walls of the aorta. The graft and attachment systems remain in the vessel after the delivery catheter is withdrawn.
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44 Claims
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1. A system for repairing a lumen, said system comprising:
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a graft having a tubular body, a superior end and an inferior end; a superior attachment system secured to said superior end of said graft and an inferior attachment system secured to said inferior end of said graft, said superior and inferior attachment systems having a first configuration and a second configuration, said first configuration compressed from said second configuration; and a delivery catheter adapted to be placed within the lumen and for placing said graft within the lumen, said delivery catheter having a releasing system, said releasing system including a superior tie to retain said superior attachment system in said first configuration and an inferior tie to retain said inferior attachment system in said first configuration, said superior and inferior ties configured to remain permanent with said graft upon placement of said graft within the lumen and removal of said delivery catheter from the lumen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for repairing a lumen, said system comprising:
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a graft having a tubular body, a superior end and an inferior end; a superior expandable attachment system secured to said superior end of said graft and an inferior expandable attachment system secured to said inferior end of said graft, said superior and inferior expandable attachment systems having a first configuration and a second configuration, said first configuration compressed from said second configuration; and a delivery catheter for placing said graft within the lumen, said delivery catheter having a releasing system, said releasing system including a superior tie to retain said superior expandable attachment system in said first configuration and an inferior tie to retain said inferior expandable attachment system in said first configuration, wherein said delivery catheter includes an inner catheter, an inferior capsule catheter, an inferior capsule assembly attached to said inferior capsule catheter, and a superior capsule assembly, said inner catheter disposed within said inferior capsule assembly, said superior capsule assembly and said inferior capsule catheter; said inferior capsule catheter, said superior capsule assembly and said inner catheter assembly each adapted to move relative to each other; and said superior capsule assembly adapted to contain said superior expandable attachment system and said inferior capsule assembly adapted to contain said inferior expandable attachment system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for repairing a lumen, said system comprising:
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a graft having a tubular body, a superior end and an inferior end; at least one attachment system, said attachment system being secured to one of said ends of said graft, and having a first configuration and a second configuration, said first configuration compressed from said second configuration; and a delivery catheter for placing said graft within the lumen, said delivery catheter having a releasing system, said releasing system including a tie to retain said attachment system in said first configuration, said tie configured to remain permanent with said graft upon placement of said graft within the lumen and removal of said delivery catheter from the lumen. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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