Apparatus for forming custom length grafts after endoluminal insertion
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1. A device for endoluminally cutting a graft having a wall between inner and outer surfaces thereof, comprising:
- an elongated catheter having cutting means remote from its proximal end for cutting through the wall of the graft to sever the graft endoluminally to a desired length, said cutting means including a portion shaped so that the catheter can be positioned relative to the graft with the graft in close proximity to the cutting means, andactuator means at the proximal end of the catheter for actuating said cutting means to sever the graft endoluminally.
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Abstract
A device for endoluminally cutting a graft is disclosed. The device includes an elongated catheter having an actuator at its proximal end and a cutting element remote from its proximal end. The actuator causes the cutting element to sever the graft endoluminally. The cutting element effects a cut through the wall of the graft to cut the graft, endoluminally, to a desired length. The cutting element includes a portion shaped so that the catheter can be positioned relative to the graft with the graft in close proximity to the cutting element.
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1. A device for endoluminally cutting a graft having a wall between inner and outer surfaces thereof, comprising:
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an elongated catheter having cutting means remote from its proximal end for cutting through the wall of the graft to sever the graft endoluminally to a desired length, said cutting means including a portion shaped so that the catheter can be positioned relative to the graft with the graft in close proximity to the cutting means, and actuator means at the proximal end of the catheter for actuating said cutting means to sever the graft endoluminally. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device for endoluminally cutting a graft, comprising
an elongated catheter having cutting means remote from its proximal end, said cutting means including a portion shaped so that the catheter can be advanced along the graft with the graft in close proximity to the cutting means, and actuator means at the proximal end of the catheter for actuating said cutting means to sever the graft endoluminally, wherein said catheter and graft are coaxial, the catheter enveloping said graft.
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