Patent ID: 7066953

Claim:
A graft delivery system comprising: a first elongated instrument that is insertable from an exterior of a thoracic region of a patient into said patient, wherein said first elongated instrument comprises an aortic guide device, wherein said aortic guide device is capable of protruding inside of an aorta at a predetermined location; a second elongated instrument that is insertable into a vascular system of said patient, wherein said second elongated instrument comprises a coronary catheter and a coronary guide device capable of navigating said coronary catheter to a coronary artery at a pre-determined location and is capable of protruding outside of said coronary artery; a retrieving device capable of retrieving said aortic guide device and said coronary guide device and extracting said aortic guide device from said aorta to outside of a peripheral artery and extracting said coronary guide device through a thoracic aperture in said patient; and a third elongated instrument that is insertable from said exterior of said thoracic region of said patient into said patient and is capable of being navigated by said coronary guide device or said aortic guide device.