Apparatus and method for surgical repair of dissecting thoracic

Details Apparatus and method for surgical repair of dissecting thoracic Apparatus and method for surgical repair of dissecting thoracic

1978-03-31

1980-03-04

Frinks, Ronald L.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128334R, A61F 124, A61F 100

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041909097

ABSTRACT:
A prosthetic graft in the form of a flexible tube with rigid end portions, wherein the rigid end portions each have an annular groove. The graft is used by slitting the portion of an artery containing an aneurysm or other damage to form an opening, inserting the graft through the opening into the artery, positioning the graft longitudinally within the artery, and circumferentially ligating the artery against the grooves in the rigid end portions of the graft.

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"New Surgical Technique for the Operative Management of Acute Dissections of the Ascending Aorta," by G. Dureau et al., The Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 76, No. 3, Nov. 1978, pp. 385-389.
Blood Vessel Tubes-Blakemore-Lord Type, Arterial Anastomosis Tubes, Catalog No. 6491, Vitallium Surgical Appliances (catalog), Austenal Laboratories, Inc., Mar. 1948, p. 22.

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