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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hugh H Trout, III, Washington, DC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606153 ; 606198 ; 606191 ; 623-1 ; 600 36 ;
Abstract
An aortic graft and system and method for implanting the aortic graft are provided. The aortic graft comprises a substantially cylindrical graft material with attachment means which comprise a plurality of post and hook assemblies which are implanted with a double catheter system to penetrate the aorta wall above and below the aneurysm to provide firm attachment of the aortic graft and, thereby, exclude the aneurysm from the circulatory system.
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