Patent ID: 11864977
Assignee: AQUEDEON MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for implanting a vascular graft in a blood vessel of a patient, comprising:
providing a vascular graft deployment tool including a longitudinal axis, a grip, an elongated mandrel positioned distal of the grip, the vascular graft having a distal portion and a proximal portion, at least part of which is disposed coaxially about the mandrel, a sheath configured to be withdrawn proximally that constrains the vascular graft against the mandrel in an insertion diameter and an actuator that is moveable relative to the grip and engages the sheath assembly;
positioning at least a distal portion of the vascular graft within a lumen of the blood vessel of the patient;
operating the actuator from an initial position over a predetermined longitudinal range of motion along the longitudinal axis of the deployment tool to cause withdrawal of the sheath to free only the distal portion of the vascular graft allowing expansion of the distal portion of the vascular graft from its constrained position;
securing at least the distal portion of the vascular graft within the lumen of the blood vessel by expansion of the portion of the vascular graft from the insertion diameter; and
operating the actuator, after the actuator returns to its initial position, over the predetermined longitudinal range of motion along the longitudinal axis of the deployment tool to cause further withdrawal of the sheath to free the proximal portion of the vascular graft allowing expansion of the proximal portion of the vascular graft from its constrained position to secure the vascular graft to a branch graft.