Bifurcated vascular graft deployment device
First Claim
1. A deployment apparatus for deploying a bifurcated graft having a main graft body which bifurcates at a junction into first and second limbs, the deployment apparatus comprising:
- a first tube for constraining and surrounding the first limb;
a second tube for constraining and surrounding the second limb;
a third tube for constraining and surrounding the main graft body, wherein at least one of said first, second and third tubes is adapted to constrain and surround the bifurcated graft in the area of the junction of the main graft body and the first and second limbs; and
an outermost tube for surrounding the first, second and third tubes.
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Abstract
A structurally supported bifurcated vascular graft is described having a hollow cylindrical body graft with a top end and bottom end and two hollow cylindrical limb grafts which are attached to the hollow cylindrical body graft near the top end of the body graft. One or more structural supports or stents are attached to either the interior or exterior of the body graft and limb grafts. Further, an apparatus and method for delivering a one-piece bifurcated vascular graft is also described which includes first and second hollow limb tubes for containing the limbs of a bifurcated graft, a third hollow body tube for containing the body of a graft, and a hollow delivery tube capable of encompassing the limb tubes and graft body tube.
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26 Claims
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1. A deployment apparatus for deploying a bifurcated graft having a main graft body which bifurcates at a junction into first and second limbs, the deployment apparatus comprising:
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a first tube for constraining and surrounding the first limb; a second tube for constraining and surrounding the second limb; a third tube for constraining and surrounding the main graft body, wherein at least one of said first, second and third tubes is adapted to constrain and surround the bifurcated graft in the area of the junction of the main graft body and the first and second limbs; and an outermost tube for surrounding the first, second and third tubes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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9. A deployment apparatus for deploying a bifurcated graft having a main graft body which bifurcates at a junction into first and second limbs, the deployment apparatus comprising:
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a first tube for constraining and surrounding the first limb; a second tube for constraining and surrounding the second limb; and an outermost tube for surrounding the first and second tubes and the main graft body wherein at least one of said first, second and outermost tubes is adapted to constrain and surround the bifurcated graft in the area of the junction of the main graft body and the first and second limbs. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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