Patent ID: 6231562
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method of treating an aneurysm or arterio-venous fistula in a body vessel or hollow organ comprising proximal and distal necks on either side of an enlarged cavity, the method comprising:providing a tubular member having first and second ends and a passageway extending therebetween, the tubular member being expandable between a contracted state to facilitate endoluminal delivery, and a deployed state larger than the contracted state, the passageway being substantially open in the deployed state;delivering the tubular member in the contracted state to a position extending across the aneurysm or arterio-venous fistula;expanding the tubular member into the deployed state such that the first and second ends sealingly engage the proximal and distal necks, and the passageway is substantially opened, thereby excluding the cavity from communicating with the passageway while allowing flow to continue through the body vessel or hollow organ via the passageway;injecting a solidification substance into the cavity; andwithdrawing the tubular member from the body vessel or hollow organ to create a flow path at least partially defined by the solidification substance that extends through the cavity.