Patent ID: 7922757

Claim:
A vascular system comprising a catheter having a first end portion, a second end portion at the opposite end of the catheter and a plurality of independent lumens, the first end portion dimensioned for insertion into a vascular graft such that the plurality of lumens are in fluid communication with the vascular graft and the second end portion dimensioned for insertion into a vein of a patient such that the plurality of lumens are open to and in communication with the vein to create a conduit from an artery to the vein further comprising a connector, the connector connecting the catheter to the graft; wherein the connector comprises a slidable locking member movable between a first position and a second position to compress the graft against an exterior surface of the catheter; wherein the exterior surface of the catheter has a raised surface and in the second position, the locking member clamps the graft against a raised surface of the catheter so the graft is positioned between the locking member and the raised surface.