Patent ID: 6248116
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A method for implanting a medical prosthesis, the medical prosthesis comprising stent means and a tubular sleeve having a first and a second free end, the stent means being located adjacent the first free end, the second free end being deprived of said stent means, the method comprising:introducing the medical prothesis into a duct,radially expanding the prosthesis in said duct,applying a strap against an outer surface of a wall of the duct for sealing the medical prothesis to said duct wall, the strap being located adjacent the first end of the medical prothesis,introducing fastening means into the human body, for fastening the strap, the duct wall and the medical prosthesis all together at a location adjacent the first end of the tubular sleeve,passing the fastening means through the strap, the duct wall and the medical prosthesis, adjacent said first end, so that the strap, the duct and the medical prosthesis are sealingly fastened all together,cutting the duct adjacent a second portion of the duct for separating a first portion from the second portion,passing the second free end of the tubular sleeve through the cut of the duct first portion, andfastening the second end of the tubular sleeve to the second portion of the duct.