Catheter apparatus and method for creating a vascular bypass in-

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1996-06-14

1997-10-14

Hafer, Robert A.

Surgery

Instruments

Means for inserting or removing conduit within body

606198, 606186, 606185, 606194, A61F 1100

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a catheter apparatus, an introducer system, and a methodology for creating a vascular bypass on-demand between an unobstructed blood vessel such as the aorta and an obstructed blood vessel such as an obstructed coronary artery in-vivo using a previously excised vascular segment as a shunt. The invention allows the placement and creation of single or multiple vascular grafts without use of a heart-lung machine and without need for stopping the heart of the patient during the coronary artery bypass surgery.

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