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Devices and methods for treatment of vascular aneurysms

  • US 8,231,665 B2
  • Filed: 10/25/2006
  • Issued: 07/31/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for treatment of an aneurysm having an aneurysm sac, the aneurysm in a blood vessel having a flow of blood, the method comprising:

  • positioning a device in the aneurysm, wherein the device has a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, and wherein the device comprises a balloon having a chamber, and wherein the chamber has an inner wall and an outer wall, and wherein the inner wall is positioned in contact with the flow of blood and the outer wall is positioned in contact with the aneurysm sac and wherein the device is attached to a conduit, and wherein the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end are positioned outside of the aneurysm sac, and wherein the device comprises a first stent at the terminal end of the first longitudinal end and a second stent at the terminal end of the second longitudinal end, and wherein the first stent is the adjacent stent to the second stent; and

    detaching the conduit from the device while the balloon is in the aneurysm sac.

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