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`c12) United States Patent
`Ryan et al.
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 8,317,854 Bl
`*Nov. 27, 2012
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`(54) APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR
`ENDOLUMINAL GRAFT PLACEMENT
`
`(75)
`
`Inventors: 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)
`
`(73) Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa,
`CA (US)
`
`( *) Notice:
`
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis(cid:173)
`claimer.
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`AU
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`(21) Appl. No.: 08/684,508
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`(22) Filed:
`
`Jul. 19, 1996
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`3,945,052 A
`3,996,938 A
`4,140,126 A
`4,149,911 A
`4,214,587 A
`4,225,979 A
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`4,306,318 A
`4,310,354 A
`4,416,028 A
`4,425,908 A
`4,503,569 A
`4,505,767 A
`4,512,338 A
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`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`Product brochure-Memotherm Ilica Stents, pp. 1-6.
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`(Continued)
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`(63) Continuation of application No. 08/255,681, filed on
`Jun. 8, 1994, now abandoned.
`
`Primary Examiner- Kathleen Sonnett
`
`(51)
`
`Int. Cl.
`A61F 2106
`(2006.01)
`(52) U.S. Cl. ...................................................... 623/1.35
`(58) Field of Classification Search . ... ... ... ... .. ... . 623/1.1,
`623/1.11-1.54; 606/108, 190-200, 151-156
`See application file for complete search history.
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`(56)
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`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`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.
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`11 Claims, 14 Drawing Sheets
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