John S Ricotta

US Patent:

7351258, Apr 1, 2008

Filed:

Apr 18, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/501066

Inventors:

John Ricotta - Setauket NY, US
Benjamin S. Hsiao - Setauket NY, US
Rajesh H. Somani - Upton NY, US

Assignee:

The Research Foundation of State University of New York at Stony Brook - Stony Brook NY

International Classification:

A61F 2/06

US Classification:

623 136, 623 123

Abstract:

An apparatus for facilitating securement of a vascular graft within a blood vessel, includes a shaft dimensioned for passage within a blood vessel and having an expansion member movable between a contracted condition and an expanded condition and a fastener array comprising at least one fastener disposed about a peripheral portion of the expansion member. The one fastener is deployable into a wall of the blood vessel upon movement of the expansion member to the expanded condition thereof, to thereby engage the vascular graft to secure the vascular graft to a wall of the blood vessel. The fastener array preferably includes a plurality of fasteners. The fasteners may be operatively connected to each other and releasably secured to the peripheral portion of the expansion member.