Patent ID: 6599313
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of implanting an end portion of a graft within the body of a patient during a bypass grafting procedure on the circulatory system having an occluded segment, the method comprising:advancing a medical instrument within the circulatory system of said body from a location downstream of the occluded segment; guiding a distal end portion of said medical instrument out of said circulatory system through an opening formed in said circulatory system downstream of the occluded segment to extend a first portion of said medical instrument outside of said circulatory system with a second portion of said medical instrument located within said circulatory system downstream of the occluded segment; advancing said end portion of said graft through said medical instrument with said first portion of said medical instrument located outside of said circulatory system, and with said second portion of said medical instrument located within said circulatory system downstream of the occluded segment; and securing said end portion of said graft to said circulatory system at a location upstream of the occluded segment.