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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1995
Timothy J. Ryan, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Jay A. Lenker, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Kirsten Freislinger, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Timothy J. Ryan, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Jay A. Lenker, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Kirsten Freislinger, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Medtonic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
A vascular graft comprises a perforate tubular compressible frame having a fabric liner disposed over at least a portion of the frames lumen. The graft may be used in combination with a base structure to form a bifurcated graft in situ. The base structure compresses a compressible frame having a fabric liner which defines a pair of divergent legs. The base structure is positioned within the aorta so that one leg enters each iliac. The tubular grafts can then be introduced into each leg to form the bifurcated structure. A graft delivery catheter includes a controllably flared sheath which facilitates recapture of a partially deployed graft.