Patent ID: 8747449

Claim:
A vascular bypass conduit for use in bypassing a portion of a patient's vasculature, the bypass conduit comprising: an elongate tube defined by a tubular wall of biocompatible graft material; the elongate tube having un-corrugated first and second ends comprising a plurality of self expanding stents therealong and a corrugated intermediate portion comprising no stents; a single aperture in the tubular wall of the corrugated intermediate portion; at least one suture thread pre-sewn in a loose manner into the aperture; at least a first introducer and a second introducer passing through the single aperture; and the bypass conduit being resiliently deformable substantially to a U-shape such that the aperture with the suture thread is open for the passage of the first introducer and the second introducer therethrough, whereby upon placement of the vascular bypass conduit in the patient the at least one suture thread can be used to close off the single aperture; and wherein the un-corrugated first and second ends each comprise a first tubular body portion that is straight and attached to the corrugated intermediate portion, a second tubular body portion that is flared and attached to the first tubular body portion, and a third tubular body portion that is straight and attached to the second tubular body portion.