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Method for directing blood flow in the body of a patient with a graft and stent assembly
Assignee: Cardiothoracic Systems LLC
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Filing: 1998-05-05
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Granted: 1999-11-09
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Expires: 2018-05-05
Abstract
Abstract A method for directing blood flow in the body of a patient with a graft and stent assembly includes the step of positioning the graft and stent assembly in a first blood flow conduit so that (i) a stent sidewall of a stent of the graft and stent assembly conforms to a conduit sidewall of the first blood flow conduit, and (ii) an orifice of a second blood flow conduit is positioned relative to the stent sidewall so that blood flow must pass through the stent sidewall in order to advance into the orifice of the second blood flow conduit. The method further includes the step of advancing blood flow through an upstream end of the stent of the graft and stent assembly and into a central passage thereof. In addition, the method includes the step of advancing blood flow from the central passage of the stent of the graft and stent assembly into the orifice of the second blood flow conduit through the stent sidewall.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas J. Maginot
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:08
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/11; A61F2/064; A61F2/07; A61F2/82; A61F2/856; A61F2/86; A61F2/88; A61F2/95; A61F2/954; A61F2/958; A61B2017/1107; A61F2/90; A61F2002/065; A61F2002/075; A61F2002/821; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0075; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/902; Y10S623/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
248 words
A method for directing blood flow in the body of a patient with a graft and stent assembly, comprising the steps of: positioning the graft and stent assembly in a first blood flow conduit so that (i) a stent sidewall of a stent of the graft and stent assembly conforms to a conduit sidewall of the first blood flow conduit, and (ii) an orifice of a second blood flow conduit is positioned relative to the stent sidewall so that blood flow must pass through the stent sidewall in order to advance into the orifice of the second blood flow conduit; advancing blood flow through an upstream end of the stent of the graft and stent assembly and into a central passage thereof; and advancing blood flow from the central passage of the stent of the graft and stent assembly into the orifice of the second blood flow conduit through the stent sidewall, wherein the positioning step includes the step of deforming the stent from an unexpanded configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein the stent includes a plurality of intersecting bars which (i) possess a first orientation relative to each other when the stent is in the unexpanded configuration, and (ii) possess a second orientation relative to each other when the stent is in the expanded configuration, and wherein the stent sidewall of the stent of the graft and stent assembly conforms to the conduit sidewall of the first blood flow conduit when the stent in the expanded configuration.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
248 words
A method for directing blood flow in the body of a patient with a graft and stent assembly, comprising the steps of: positioning the graft and stent assembly in a first blood flow conduit so that (i) a stent sidewall of a stent of the graft and stent assembly conforms to a conduit sidewall of the first blood flow conduit, and (ii) an orifice of a second blood flow conduit is positioned relative to the stent sidewall so that blood flow must pass through the stent sidewall in order to advance into the orifice of the second blood flow conduit; advancing blood flow through an upstream end of the stent of the graft and stent assembly and into a central passage thereof; and advancing blood flow from the central passage of the stent of the graft and stent assembly into the orifice of the second blood flow conduit through the stent sidewall, wherein the positioning step includes the step of deforming the stent from an unexpanded configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein the stent includes a plurality of intersecting bars which (i) possess a first orientation relative to each other when the stent is in the unexpanded configuration, and (ii) possess a second orientation relative to each other when the stent is in the expanded configuration, and wherein the stent sidewall of the stent of the graft and stent assembly conforms to the conduit sidewall of the first blood flow conduit when the stent in the expanded configuration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: the first blood flow conduit is an aorta, and the step of advancing blood flow from the central passage of the stent of the graft and stent assembly into the orifice of the second blood flow conduit through the stent sidewall includes the step of advancing blood flow from the aorta into the second blood flow conduit through the stent sidewall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method of claim 2, wherein: the second blood flow conduit is a graft prosthesis, and the step of advancing blood flow from the central passage of the stent of the graft and stent assembly into the orifice of the second blood flow conduit through the stent sidewall includes the step of advancing blood flow from the aorta into the graft prosthesis through the stent sidewall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method of claim 3, wherein the orifice of the graft prosthesis is located at an upstream end of the graft prosthesis, further comprising the step of: advancing blood flow from the upstream end of the graft prosthesis to a downstream end of the graft prosthesis in order to bypass an occluded segment of the aorta.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
85 words
The method of claim 1, wherein (i) a graft of the graft and stent assembly is secured to the stent of the graft and stent assembly, and (ii) blood flow which enters the upstream end of the stent of the graft and stent assembly is advanced into the graft of the graft and stent assembly, further comprising the step of: advancing blood flow through the graft of the graft and stent assembly in order to bypass an occluded segment of the first blood flow conduit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
85 words
The method of claim 1, wherein (i) a graft of the graft and stent assembly is secured to the stent of the graft and stent assembly, and (ii) blood flow which enters the upstream end of the stent of the graft and stent assembly is advanced into the graft of the graft and stent assembly, further comprising the step of: advancing blood flow through the graft of the graft and stent assembly in order to bypass an aneurysmal segment of the first blood flow conduit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
91 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: the plurality of intersecting bars define the stent sidewall of the stent of the graft and stent assembly, the plurality of intersecting bars further define a plurality of stent sidewall apertures which are located in the stent sidewall, and the step of advancing blood flow from the central passage of the stent of the graft and stent assembly into the orifice of the second blood flow conduit through the stent sidewall includes the step of advancing blood flow through the plurality of stent sidewall apertures.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
257 words
A method for directing blood flow in the body of a patient with a graft and stent assembly, comprising the steps of: positioning the graft and stent assembly in a first blood flow conduit so that (i) a central passage of a stent of the graft and stent assembly is aligned with a lumen of the first blood flow conduit, and (ii) an orifice of a second blood flow conduit is positioned relative to a stent sidewall of the stent of the graft and stent assembly so that blood flow must pass through the stent sidewall in order to advance into the orifice of the second blood flow conduit; advancing blood flow through an upstream end of the stent of the graft and stent assembly and into the central passage thereof; and advancing blood flow from the central passage of the stent of the graft and stent assembly into the orifice of the second blood flow conduit through the stent sidewall, wherein the positioning step includes the step of deforming the stent from an unexpanded configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein the stent includes a plurality of intersecting bars which (i) possess a first orientation relative to each other when the stent is in the unexpanded configuration, and (ii) possess a second orientation relative to each other when the stent in the expanded configuration, and wherein the stent sidewall of the stent of the graft and stent assembly conforms to the conduit sidewall of the first blood flow conduit when the stent is in the expanded configuration.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
257 words
A method for directing blood flow in the body of a patient with a graft and stent assembly, comprising the steps of: positioning the graft and stent assembly in a first blood flow conduit so that (i) a central passage of a stent of the graft and stent assembly is aligned with a lumen of the first blood flow conduit, and (ii) an orifice of a second blood flow conduit is positioned relative to a stent sidewall of the stent of the graft and stent assembly so that blood flow must pass through the stent sidewall in order to advance into the orifice of the second blood flow conduit; advancing blood flow through an upstream end of the stent of the graft and stent assembly and into the central passage thereof; and advancing blood flow from the central passage of the stent of the graft and stent assembly into the orifice of the second blood flow conduit through the stent sidewall, wherein the positioning step includes the step of deforming the stent from an unexpanded configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein the stent includes a plurality of intersecting bars which (i) possess a first orientation relative to each other when the stent is in the unexpanded configuration, and (ii) possess a second orientation relative to each other when the stent in the expanded configuration, and wherein the stent sidewall of the stent of the graft and stent assembly conforms to the conduit sidewall of the first blood flow conduit when the stent is in the expanded configuration.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method of claim 8, wherein: the first blood flow conduit is an aorta, and the step of advancing blood flow from the central passage of the stent of the graft and stent assembly into the orifice of the second blood flow conduit through the stent sidewall includes the step of advancing blood flow from the aorta into the second blood flow conduit through the stent sidewall.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method of claim 9, wherein: the second blood flow conduit is a graft prosthesis, and the step of advancing blood flow from the central passage of the stent of the graft and stent assembly into the orifice of the second blood flow conduit through the stent sidewall includes the step of advancing blood flow from the aorta into the graft prosthesis through the stent sidewall.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method of claim 10, wherein the orifice of the graft prosthesis is located at an upstream end of the graft prosthesis, further comprising the step of: advancing blood flow from the upstream end of the graft prosthesis to a downstream end of the graft prosthesis in order to bypass an occluded segment of the aorta.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
85 words
The method of claim 8, wherein (i) a graft of the graft and stent assembly is secured to the stent of the graft and stent assembly, and (ii) blood flow which enters the upstream end of the stent of the graft and stent assembly is advanced into the graft of the graft and stent assembly, further comprising the step of: advancing blood flow through the graft of the graft and stent assembly in order to bypass an occluded segment of the first blood flow conduit.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
85 words
The method of claim 8, wherein (i) a graft of the graft and stent assembly is secured to the stent of the graft and stent assembly, and (ii) blood flow which enters the upstream end of the stent of the graft and stent assembly is advanced into the graft of the graft and stent assembly, further comprising the step of: advancing blood flow through the graft of the graft and stent assembly in order to bypass an aneurysmal segment of the first blood flow conduit.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
91 words
The method of claim 8, wherein: the plurality of intersecting bars define the stent sidewall of the stent of the graft and stent assembly, the plurality of intersecting bars further define a plurality of stent sidewall apertures which are located in the stent sidewall, and the step of advancing blood flow from the central passage of the stent of the graft and stent assembly into the orifice of the second blood flow conduit through the stent sidewall includes the step of advancing blood flow through the plurality of stent sidewall apertures.
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