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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2016
Applicants:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Annamaria Szabolcs, Rochester, MN (US);
Jeffrey W. Reineke, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Andrew D. Bicek, Elk River, MN (US);
John R. Ballard, Saint Bonifacius, MN (US);
Steven L. Kangas, Woodbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61M 25/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for performing transcatheter coronary artery bypass grafting procedures are provided. The methods generally involve passing the graft from the aorta to the coronary artery through the pericardial space. The systems include poke-out wires, a coring device, and devices for forming anastomoses at the proximal and distal ends of a vascular graft.