Implantable vascular device
First Claim
1. An implantable vascular device to be implanted in a living body to facilitate access to a fluid path with the living body, said implantable vascular device comprising:
- an arterial shunt having a first valve, being slidable for surgically coupling exteriorly to at least one blood line and including a fluid communication means for enabling fluid flow from said at least one blood line and through said arterial shunt when said valve being slid in an opened position, providing a fistula with said valve;
said valve being slidable linearly;
said valve including an activating means for opening and closing said valve;
a first pliable and flexible lid being provided on said arterial shunt for protecting and covering said activating means of said first valve and said first pliable lid provides a smooth outer surface for preventing protrusion of said activating means of said slidable valve and for preventing fibrous in-growth in and around said activating means and said arterial shunt; and
said pliable and flexible lid enabling said activating means to be palpable under skin so as to manually open or close said slidable valve.
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Abstract
The present invention is an implantable vascular device which has the ability to open and close without the formation of thrombi. The device comprises at least one shunt which maintains a valve system. This shunt is surgically grafted to a blood line for enabling fluid flow through the shunt when the valve system is in an opened state. This will provide a device which is well suited for use in hemodialysis because the shunt can be opened for hemodialysis and closed when not in use. The destructive problems associated with the high flow states is limited only to the short time interval of the hemodialysis.
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19 Claims
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1. An implantable vascular device to be implanted in a living body to facilitate access to a fluid path with the living body, said implantable vascular device comprising:
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an arterial shunt having a first valve, being slidable for surgically coupling exteriorly to at least one blood line and including a fluid communication means for enabling fluid flow from said at least one blood line and through said arterial shunt when said valve being slid in an opened position, providing a fistula with said valve; said valve being slidable linearly; said valve including an activating means for opening and closing said valve; a first pliable and flexible lid being provided on said arterial shunt for protecting and covering said activating means of said first valve and said first pliable lid provides a smooth outer surface for preventing protrusion of said activating means of said slidable valve and for preventing fibrous in-growth in and around said activating means and said arterial shunt; and said pliable and flexible lid enabling said activating means to be palpable under skin so as to manually open or close said slidable valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14)
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6. An implantable vascular device to be implanted in a living body to facilitate access to a fluid path with the living body, said implantable vascular device comprising:
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an arterial shunt having a first valve for surgically coupling to an exterior of an artery and includes a fluid communication means for enabling fluid flow from the artery and through said arterial shunt when said valve is in an opened position and providing a fistula with said valve; a venous shunt having a second valve for surgically coupling to a vein and includes a second fluid communication means for enabling fluid flow from said vein into said venous shunt when said second valve is in an opened position; a tube having a coupling between said arterial shunt to said venous shunt to provide for fluid communication between said arterial shunt and said venous shunt when said first valve and said second valve are in an opened position; and a first pliable lid being provided on said arterial shunt for protecting and covering said first valve and said first pliable lid providing a smooth outer surface for preventing protrusion of said first valve and for preventing fibrous in-growth, and a second pliable lid being provided on said venous shunt for protecting and covering said second valve and for preventing fibrous in-growth. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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- 9. An implantable vascular device 8 wherein a third graft being secured to said second opening of said arterial shunt and a fourth graft being secured to said second opening of said venous shunt for providing said third graft being located between and attached to said second opening of said arterial shunt and said first end of said tube, and said fourth graft being located between and capable of being attached to said second opening of said venous shunt and said second end of said tube.
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