Patent ID: 8764698
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A subcutaneous arteriovenous graft system comprising: an arteriovenous graft having an arterial end and an opposite venous end; a first valve device positioned at the arterial end of the arteriovenous graft and a second valve device positioned at the venous end of the arteriovenous graft; and an actuator including a housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion spaced apart from the first housing portion, the first housing portion configured to receive an accumulator of the actuator and the second housing portion configured to receive a fluid injection port of the actuator such that the accumulator is separate from the fluid injection port, the actuator being in communication with both the first valve device and the second valve device, the actuator being configured to cause each valve device to open or close simultaneously, the accumulator assisting in maintaining a generally constant pressure when the actuator causes each valve device to close.