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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Konstantinos Papazoglou, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Endomed Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128898 ; 623-1 ;
Abstract
An expandable blood vessel graft facilitates the rapid and secure insertion of the graft in an blood vessel. The graft includes a first radially preexpanded portion and a second portion. The first portion is connected to the second portion. The second portion has a diameter less than the diameter of the first preexpanded portion.