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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rodolfo C Quijano, Meggen, CH;
Aws Nashef, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Baxter International, Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623-1 ; 623 12 ; 606153 ;
Abstract
Dilation restrictor apparatus for use in conjunction with prosthetic vascular grafts, including venous valve grafts made from preserved bioprosthetic venous valves. The dilation restrictors limit the extent to which a blood vessel may dilate adjacent to a point whereat a cut end of the blood vessel has been anastomosed to an implant graft. Also disclosed is a related method of anastomosing the prosthetic graft to an existing vein segment of a patient.