Vascular and aortic connectors with robotic delivery and deployment methods thereof

A method for implanting a vascular connector in a patient, comprising:

• providing a vascular connector deployment tool including a housing, an inner sheath extending distally from the housing, wherein the inner sheath is rotatable with respect to the housing, a floating mandrel, a connector coupling the floating mandrel to a distal end of the inner sheath such that the inner sheath is capable of rotation with respect to the floating mandrel, a vascular connector disposed coaxially about the floating mandrel, an outer sheath telescopically deployed over the inner sheath, wherein the outer sheath is configured to constrain the vascular connector around the floating mandrel in an insertion profile when the outer sheath is disposed over the vascular connector, and a drive disposed within the housing that is coupled to a proximal end of the outer sheath and is configured to translate a rotational motion of the inner sheath into a longitudinal motion of the outer sheath;
• positioning at least a distal portion of the vascular connector within a first lumen for conducting blood of the patient, the vascular connector being constrained around the floating mandrel in an insertion profile;
• rotating the inner sheath to cause the drive to translate the rotational movement of the inner sheath to longitudinal movement of the outer sheath to cause the outer sheath to retract longitudinally relative to the floating mandrel and expose a distal portion of the vascular connector;
• and
• securing the distal portion of the vascular connector within the first lumen by expansion of the portion of the vascular connector from the insertion profile.