Patent ID: 8202310

Claim:
An aneurysm repair system comprising: at least one bypass graft configured to extend through an aneurismal sac and create a fluid flow pathway therethrough, the at least one bypass graft having an access opening; and at least one normally, closed access port connected to and in fluid communication with the at least one bypass graft, the at least one, normally closed access port extending away from the at least one bypass graft and having a diameter substantially less than a diameter of the at least one bypass graft, the at least one, normally closed access port being operable to assume an open position establishing a path from inside the at least one bypass graft to the aneurismal sac, the at least one, normally closed access port being configured to prevent blood flow therethrough with the bypass graft fully deployed, the at least one normally closed access port comprising a substantially tubular member, having first and second ends, the first end being connected to and in fluid communication with the at least one bypass graft and the second end being free, the substantially tubular member comprising a shape memory expandable stent portion surrounding graft material that when constricted impedes blood flow, and an expandable tapered stent portion, the expandable stent portion being programmed to be in an unexpanded state thereby constricting the graft material and configured to expand by the introduction of an outwardly directed force sufficient to open the expandable stent portion, the expandable tapered stent portion having a diameter on a first end substantially equal to a diameter of the normally closed, substantially tubular expandable stent and a diameter on a second end equal to the access opening, the tapered stent portion being configured for ease of canulation.