St. Jude Medical Cardiovascular Group, Inc.

Jon Patrick St Germain

Todd Allen Berg

To facilitate subsequent location of a point along a patient's tubular body structure (e.g., a circulatory system vessel), a marker structure is inserted into and along the lumen of that tubular body structure. At the desired point along the lumen, a distal portion of the marker structure is made to pass out through a side wall of the tubular body structure so that it projects from that side wall and visibly and/or radiologically marks the desired point along the tubular body structure. The marker structure may also be used as an anchor for other instrumentation brought up to the outside of the tubular body structure (e.g., for use in further treatment of the tubular body structure).

Tubular body structure marking methods and apparatus

A graft for use in vascular anastomosis is provided. The graft includes a cylindrical metal braided frame and suture retention structures at the ends of the braided frame which provide suture sites for anastomosis.

Grafts with suture connectors

A micro-catheter including an inner primary liner and a plurality of concatenated tubes is provided. The primary liner extends substantially from the proximal end to the distal end of the catheter. Each of the tubes has a respective inner surface that is fused to the outer surface of the primary liner. For each and every pair of tubes, the outer diameter of the more proximally located tube is equal to or greater than the outer diameter of the more distally located tube. Each of the tubes may have different physical properties and dimensions for making customized micro-catheter profiles.

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Elk River, MN, United States of America

Jon Patrick St Germain