Intraluminal lining
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1. A method of implanting a prothesis within a body lumen comprising:
- providing a prosthesis comprising a biocompatible elongate intraluminal liner, said liner including an elongate tubular body having a length, an interior surface, and an exterior surface;
applying a biocompatible adhesive continuously along said exterior surface of said liner;
delivering said prosthesis to an area of implantation within a body lumen; and
expanding said prosthesis so as to cause said adhesive on said exterior surface of said liner to contact an intraluminal surface of said body lumen, wherein said exterior surface and said adhesive are in continuous contact with said body lumen;
wherein said adhesive is held within frangible encapsulants, said encapsulants being disposed on said exterior surface of said tubular body and being capable of rupturing when compressed between said tubular body and said lumen so as to release said adhesive and thereby bonding said exterior surface of said liner to an intraluminal surface of said body lumen.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a prosthesis for implantation within a body lumen. The prosthesis includes a biocompatible elongate intraluminal liner in the form of a graft, with a biocompatible adhesive being disposed on an exterior surface of the graft. The adhesive is active in an intraluminal environment so as to bond the exterior surface of the graft to an intraluminal surface of said body lumen, such as the interior of a blood vessel.
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1. A method of implanting a prothesis within a body lumen comprising:
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providing a prosthesis comprising a biocompatible elongate intraluminal liner, said liner including an elongate tubular body having a length, an interior surface, and an exterior surface;
applying a biocompatible adhesive continuously along said exterior surface of said liner;
delivering said prosthesis to an area of implantation within a body lumen; and
expanding said prosthesis so as to cause said adhesive on said exterior surface of said liner to contact an intraluminal surface of said body lumen, wherein said exterior surface and said adhesive are in continuous contact with said body lumen;
wherein said adhesive is held within frangible encapsulants, said encapsulants being disposed on said exterior surface of said tubular body and being capable of rupturing when compressed between said tubular body and said lumen so as to release said adhesive and thereby bonding said exterior surface of said liner to an intraluminal surface of said body lumen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of implanting a prosthesis within a body lumen comprising:
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providing a prosthesis comprising a biocompatible elongate intraluminal liner, said liner including an elongate tubular body having pores, a length, an interior surface, and an exterior surface;
delivering said prosthesis to an area of implantation within a body lumen;
applying a biocompatible adhesive along said interior surface of said liner; and
expanding said prosthesis so as to cause said adhesive on said interior surface to migrate through said pores of said liner to contact an intraluminal surface of said body lumen, wherein said exterior surface and said adhesive are in continuous contact with said body lumen.
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