Adjustable vascular graft for custom inner diameter reduction and related methods
AssigneeC. R. Bard, Inc.
InventorsKeith Harris, Kevin Boyle
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AssigneeC. R. Bard, Inc.
InventorsKeith Harris, Kevin Boyle
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An adjustable vascular graft with a user-customizable reduced inner diameter is provided. The graft includes a flexible tubular body having open ends and a plurality of receivers in a sidewall thereof, which may be arranged in two circumferentially spaced rows of receivers. The receivers may take the form of ringlets, eyelets, loops, or holes, which may be provided in a reinforced region of the graft sidewall, and which may be radiopaque. A suture passes through the plurality of receivers, the suture having first and second free ends capable of being pulled, and which suture may also be radiopaque. Tensioning or tightening the first and second ends of the suture reduces an inner diameter of the corresponding portion of the tubular body of the graft, thereby allowing for the custom reduced inner diameter and a resulting flow restriction to be provided. Related methods are also disclosed.
A prosthetic medical device having an adjustable configuration from a first diameter to a second diameter smaller than the first diameter along an adjustable length, wherein the second diameter is maintained in vivo following implantation in a body to create a flow restricted passage in the prosthetic medical device, the prosthetic medical device comprising:
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