Endoluminal graft
First Claim
1. A graft for maintenance or repair of a lumen of the body, the graft comprising an inflatable member having a predetermined inflated shape when deployed in situ by filling with a filler material which can be set and becomes rigid in situ wherein the graft has an internal lumen not open to the body lumen, and into which the filler material is placed and wherein the graft has an inflow tube for the supply of filler material to the graft and an outflow tube so that complete filling of the graft can be determined by excess flowing out of the graft through the outflow tube and wherein the graft includes at least one fenestration in the graft and communicates with a blood flow lumen of the graft.
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Abstract
A graft (1) which is in the form of an inflatable member adapted to be formed into a predetermined and/or selected shape when deployed in situ by filling with a filler material (6) which can be made rigid in situ and deployed on a balloon catheter (12). The deployment balloon (13) is formed from a non-compliant material.
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12 Claims
- 1. A graft for maintenance or repair of a lumen of the body, the graft comprising an inflatable member having a predetermined inflated shape when deployed in situ by filling with a filler material which can be set and becomes rigid in situ wherein the graft has an internal lumen not open to the body lumen, and into which the filler material is placed and wherein the graft has an inflow tube for the supply of filler material to the graft and an outflow tube so that complete filling of the graft can be determined by excess flowing out of the graft through the outflow tube and wherein the graft includes at least one fenestration in the graft and communicates with a blood flow lumen of the graft.
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