Patent ID: 6923820

Claim:
A system to effect the bypass of at least a portion of blood vessel, duct, lumen or other tubular organ in the body of a living being by use of a bypass graft, said system comprising a piercer-dilator instrument, an introducer sheath, and a deployment instrument, wherein said piercer-dilator instrument comprises a proximal end and a distal end, and said piercer-dilator instrument is arranged to form a small opening in said blood vessel, duct, lumen or other tubular organ to allow for the introduction of said introducer sheath, wherein said introducer sheath comprises a proximal end and a distal end, with said introducer sheath being arranged to facilitate introduction of said deployment instrument, wherein said deployment instrument comprises a connector assembly, wherein said connector assembly comprises at least a first and a separate second member, and said connector assembly arranged to be fixedly attached to said graft, and said first member comprises a free end portion, and wherein at least a portion of said connector assembly is arranged to be deployed internal to said blood vessel, duct, lumen or other tubular organ, and wherein said free end portion is arranged to extend through said small opening in said blood vessel, duct, lumen or other tubular organ, and wherein said second member is fixedly attached to said free end portion of said first member, thereby effecting said bypass.