Patent ID: 8034093

Claim:
A bypass conduit delivery device in combination with a bypass conduit, the bypass conduit delivery device comprising first and second separately manipulable introducers for carrying the bypass conduit, and the bypass conduit comprising a tubular body of a biocompatible graft material and comprising a first end and a second end and an intermediate portion, the bypass conduit being mounted onto the introducers in a substantially U shape with the first end and a first portion of the bypass conduit retained onto the first introducer and the second end and a second portion of the bypass conduit retained on the second introducer and the intermediate portion extending between the first and second introducers, wherein the bypass conduit comprises an aperture in the intermediate portion thereof, the first and second introducers passing through the aperture in the bypass conduit, and wherein the aperture in the bypass conduit is pre-stitched with a suture thread for closure of the aperture after removal of the first and second introducers, and a main sheath over the first and second introducers and the first and second introducers being arranged side by side within the main sheath.