Patent ID: 6746426
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A system for facilitating flow of blood through the lumen of a blood vessel, said system comprising:a tubular graft that is attachable to the blood vessel at a first location; and a lumen occluding device that is implantable in the lumen of the blood vessel so as to facilitate a flow of blood from the graft, into the blood vessel, and through the blood vessel in a desired direction, said lumen occluding device comprising; a generally cylindrical frame that is disposable in a radially compact configuration of a first diameter and is transitionable to a radially expanded configuration of a second diameter; and a lumen occluding barrier attached to the frame, said lumen occluding barrier being configured such that, when the device is implanted in the lumen of a blood vessel with the frame in its radially expanded configuration, the occluding barrier will substantially block blood flow through that blood vessel lumen.