Catheter apparatus having an improved shape-memory alloy cuff and inflatable on-demand balloon for creating a bypass graft in-vivo
US6007544A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/0266
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a catheter apparatus, an improved introducer system, and a methodology for creating a bypass on-demand between an unobstructed blood vessel such as the aorta and an obstructed blood vessel such as an obstructed coronary artery in-vivo using a prepared shape-memory alloy cuff and a graft segment in tandem as a shunt. The invention allows the placement and creation of single or multiple bypass grafts without use of a heart-lung machine and without need for stopping the heart of the patient during the coronary artery bypass surgery.
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