Vascular and aortic grafts and deployment tool

Abstract

A hybrid graft and method for implantation in a blood vessel of a patient is described. The hybrid graft may include a graft portion having proximal and distal ends and an expandable mesh secured to the distal end of the graft portion. The expandable mesh is configured to transition from an insertion to a deployed diameter. The hybrid graft may also include a tubular sleeve having a lumen configured to receive a part of the graft portion and the expandable mesh and a suture cuff positioned adjacent the expandable mesh. During deployment, the distal end of the hybrid graft is inserted through an opening in the blood vessel wall or an end of the vascular graft and expanded from the insertion to the deployed diameter to secure the hybrid graft within the blood vessel or vascular graft. The suture cuff is sutured to the blood vessel or vascular graft.

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