Manufacturing conduits for use in placing a target vessel in fluid communication with a source of blood
US7285235B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1062
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods and devices for manufacturing a conduit for placing a target vessel in fluid communication with a source of blood, such as a heart chamber containing blood. The conduit includes first and second portion adapted to be placed in fluid communication with a heart chamber and a target vessel. The conduit lies on the exterior of the myocardium between the blood source and the target vessel and delivers blood in multiple directions within the lumen of the target vessel. The conduit, which may be formed of any suitable synthetic vascular graft material, is generally T-shaped with the leg having two free ends disposed in the target vessel, preferably being secured thereto via a suture-free attachment. The conduit comprises vascular graft material and may be manufactured various ways, such as molding a conduit from any suitable biocompatible material or fabricating a conduit from one or more pieces of vascular graft material.
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