Vascular shunt

Details Vascular shunt Vascular shunt

1986-10-14

1987-12-15

Pinkham, Richard C.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

604 8, 604101, 604 96, A61B 1704, A61M 500, A61M 2100

Patent

active

047125519

ABSTRACT:
A vascular shunt is employed for use in surgical by-pass operations to divert blood flow during an operation from the aorta into a plurality of arteries serving different organs of the body. The vascular shunt is comprised of a hollow, flexible inlet tube with an inlet tip projecting therefrom and turned to form an inlet mouth. The tip is adapted for insertion into an incision surgically formed into the wall of a human aortic artery so that the mouth of the inlet tip is directed upstream into the aorta. A releasable inlet sealing means is connected to the inlet tip to lock blood flow in the aorta downstream beyond the inlet tip. Tubular branches emanate from the inlet tube. Each branch is of a smaller internal cross-sectional area than the inlet tube and is adapted for connection to an artery serving an organ of the human body.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3435824 (1969-04-01), Gamponia
patent: 3516408 (1970-06-01), Miller, Jr. et al.
patent: 4119100 (1978-10-01), Rickett
patent: 4377169 (1983-03-01), Banks
patent: 4577631 (1986-03-01), Kreamer

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