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Tubular medical graft connectors
Assignee: St Jude Medical ATG Inc
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Filing: 1999-04-16
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Granted: 2000-11-28
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Expires: 2019-04-16
Abstract
Abstract Connectors are provided for making connections between tubular conduits in medical procedures such as those involving treatment of a patient's circulatory system. The connectors are variously configured for making end-to-side or end-to-end connections of tubular conduits. One of the tubular conduits may be a graft conduit, which can be artificial conduit, natural conduit, or a combination of both. The connectors for making end-to-side connections can be generally T-shaped or L-shaped. Various portions of the connectors can attach to the inside or outside of the associated conduit, depending on the connector configuration that is selected.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas J. Bachinski
- 👤 Todd Allen Berg
- 👤 Alex Alden Peterson
- 👤 Gregory Alan Boldenow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-27 14:26
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/07; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/11; A61F2/064; A61B17/0057; A61B17/1114; A61B2017/1107; A61B2017/1132; A61B2017/1135; A61B2017/1139; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2002/061; A61F2002/065; A61F2002/075; A61F2/30; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30003; A61F2002/3006; A61F2002/30092; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0014; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/005; A61F2220/0075; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1052
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
Apparatus for inserting a tubular connector through an aperture in a side wall of a patient's tubular body structure so that a second tubular structure can be tubularly connected to the tubular body structure comprising: a longitudinal member configured to extend, when in use in the patient, through the aperture and along the tubular body structure; a dilator configured for disposition substantially annularly around the longitudinal member and movable axially along the longitudinal member, when in use in the patient, to enlarge the aperture, the dilator having a substantially frusto-conical outer surface which tapers gradually from a first relatively small diameter to a second relatively large diameter over a distance axially along the dilator which is at least equal to the relatively large diameter; and a tube configured for disposition annularly around the longitudinal member and movable axially along the longitudinal member relative to the dilator, when in use in the patient, for passage through the aperture enlarged by the dilator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
Apparatus for inserting a tubular connector through an aperture in a side wall of a patient's tubular body structure so that a second tubular structure can be tubularly connected to the tubular body structure comprising: a longitudinal member configured to extend, when in use in the patient, through the aperture and along the tubular body structure; a dilator configured for disposition substantially annularly around the longitudinal member and movable axially along the longitudinal member, when in use in the patient, to enlarge the aperture, the dilator having a substantially frusto-conical outer surface which tapers gradually from a first relatively small diameter to a second relatively large diameter over a distance axially along the dilator which is at least equal to the relatively large diameter; and a tube configured for disposition annularly around the longitudinal member and movable axially along the longitudinal member relative to the dilator, when in use in the patient, for passage through the aperture enlarged by the dilator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the tube is configured to substantially coaxially receive the tubular connector for axial movement along the tube in order to deposit a second section of the connector substantially coaxially inside the tubular body structure with a first section of the connector extending out of the aperture.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus defined in claim 2 wherein the longitudinal member is configured for the tubular connector to substantially coaxially surround the longitudinal member.
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