Patent ID: 7220274

Claim:
A method for deploying an intravascular stent graft at an intravascular repair site, comprising: inserting the graft into an intravascular space through an introduction site, the introduction site being remote from the repair site; maneuvering the graft through the intravascular space to the repair site; positioning a first end of the graft at the repair site; inserting a first sealing stent segment, independently of the graft, into the intravascular space though an introduction site, the introduction site being remote from the repair site; maneuvering the first sealing stent segment, independently of the graft, through the intravascular space to the repair site; securing the first end of the graft within a vessel at the repair site; engaging the first sealing stent segment with the first end of the graft, thereby forming a substantially fluid-tight seal between the first end of the graft and an endoluminal surface of the vessel at the repair site; positioning a second end of the graft at the repair site; inserting a second sealing stent segment, independently of the graft, into the intravascular space though an introduction site, the introduction site being remote from the repair site; maneuvering the second sealing stent segment, independently of the graft, through the intravascular space to the repair site; securing the second end of the graft within a vessel at the repair site; and engaging the second sealing stent segment with the second end of the graft, thereby forming a substantially fluid-tight seal between the second end of the graft and an endoluminal surface of the vessel at the repair site.