US 6,635,066 B2 · Surgical fastener for use during a surgical procedure

Abstract

An attachment assembly and repair graft are disclosed for securing a graft to repair a vessel having an aneurysm therein. The attachment assembly comprises an attachment cuff such that the graft is not dimensionally dependent upon the size of the vessel. A visualization apparatus is also disclosed for real time direct viewing of an interior of a vessel. A penetration apparatus is disclosed for use in forming treatment specific holes in a potentially calcified vessel wall which facilitates thereafter the securing of the graft and attachment assembly to the vessel wall. An introducer sheath device is also disclosed that comprises a sealing assembly for preventing the loss of blood from the vessel during the insertion and subsequent removal of surgical components during the surgical procedure.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A method of fastening a surgical component to a vessel wall, comprising the steps of:

advancing a flexible fastener assembly through a vessel to a surgical site, wherein the fastener assembly is in a first position having a substantially linear first temporary configuration, which is temporarily aligned on a straight axis;
and
inserting the fastener assembly through a treatment specific hole formed in the surgical component and the vessel wall, wherein the fastener assembly assumes a second inserted position having a second configuration in which a portion of the fastener assembly extends through the surgical component and the treatment specific hole in the vessel wall, a first end portion is located on one side of the surgical component, and a second end portion is located on one side of the vessel wall opposite the surgical component, whereby the first portion and the second portion apply a compressive force to the surgical component and the vessel wall to secure the surgical component to the vessel wall.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Surgical fastener for use during a surgical procedure

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Surgical fastener for use during a surgical procedure

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Abstract

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