Patent ID: 9168162
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: inserting a medical device into an artery such that a distal end portion of the medical device is disposed within an endoluminal stent graft implanted within the artery near an aneurysm, the medical device including a first elongate member defining a lumen and a second elongate member movably disposable within the lumen; moving the second elongate member distally through a seal member coupled to a distal end portion of the first elongate member such that a distal end of the second elongate member punctures the endoluminal stent graft forming an opening in the endoluminal stent graft and is disposed at least partially within the aneurysm; injecting an agent through a lumen of the second elongate member and into the aneurysm sac; and directly coupling the seal member to the endoluminal stent graft to seal the opening formed by the second elongate member.