Patent ID: 8801765

Claim:
A balloon expandable shunt for shunting a traumatically disrupted vessel, comprising: a graft defining a first lumen extending between first and second ends of the graft; at least one expandable support element coupled to and extending beyond the graft near at least one of said first and second ends, wherein said at least one expandable support element is configured for engaging the traumatically disrupted vessel to secure the graft to the vessel from within a vessel lumen; a side channel defining a second lumen and configured to receive a balloon for actuating the at least one expandable support element, wherein the side channel is configured to extend outside the vessel to provide access to the first lumen of the graft from outside the vessel; a bifurcation at a portion of the graft defined by an intersection of the first lumen and the second lumen; and an elongate aperture in the graft circumscribing the bifurcation and having a closed configuration and an open configuration such that when the aperture is in the closed configuration it defines a smooth, clot-resistant inner graft luminal surface, wherein the elongate aperture closes upon itself along a generally straight line in the closed configuration, and when the aperture is in the open configuration it is configured to provide access to the first lumen for a balloon for actuating the at least one expandable support element.