Device and method for staged implantation of a graft for vascular repair
First Claim
1. A method for the percutaneous insertion of a graft having a bore and being supported by at least one attachment system within the vascular system of a patient, the graft capable of assuming a compressed condition and an uncompressed condition, and the at least one attachment system being compressible and expandable radially between an expanded and compressed condition, the method comprising:
- inserting the graft into the vascular system by direct percutaneous insertion;
applying a traction force to opposing ends of the graft to control the position of the graft within the vasculature, wherein the traction force is carried out using a plurality of catheters, each catheter configured to exert a force on the graft from a different point outside the vasculature;
positioning the graft adjacent a diseased portion of the vascular system;
subsequently inserting at least one attachment system into the graft in compressed condition by direct percutaneous insertion into a point of access to the vascular system over a propositioned guidewire;
positioning the at least one attachment system within the bore of the graft; and
activating the at least one attachment system from its compressed condition to its expanded condition;
wherein the attachment system is implanted in the graft to form a seal between the graft and the vascular wall.
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Abstract
A graft for repairing defects in arteries is formed from a flexible graft and at least one attachment system. A device and method is disclosed for implanting a graft within the vasculature of a patient, in which the graft is inserted into the patient at a different stage than the attachment systems, and which allows for direct percutaneous insertion of the graft and attachment systems. The method permits control over the position of the graft in the vasculature during the course of deployment of the graft and attachment systems by providing for traction forces to be applied to opposing ends of the graft.
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1. A method for the percutaneous insertion of a graft having a bore and being supported by at least one attachment system within the vascular system of a patient, the graft capable of assuming a compressed condition and an uncompressed condition, and the at least one attachment system being compressible and expandable radially between an expanded and compressed condition, the method comprising:
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inserting the graft into the vascular system by direct percutaneous insertion;
applying a traction force to opposing ends of the graft to control the position of the graft within the vasculature, wherein the traction force is carried out using a plurality of catheters, each catheter configured to exert a force on the graft from a different point outside the vasculature;
positioning the graft adjacent a diseased portion of the vascular system;
subsequently inserting at least one attachment system into the graft in compressed condition by direct percutaneous insertion into a point of access to the vascular system over a propositioned guidewire;
positioning the at least one attachment system within the bore of the graft; and
activating the at least one attachment system from its compressed condition to its expanded condition;
wherein the attachment system is implanted in the graft to form a seal between the graft and the vascular wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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