US 7,597,697 B1
Bypass grafting method
Thomas J. Maginot, Crown Point, Ind. (US)
Assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, Minn. (US)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/903,831.
Application 08/138912 is a division of application No. 08/056371, filed on May 03, 1993, granted, now 5,304,220.
Application 09/903831 is a continuation of application No. 09/475789, filed on Dec. 30, 1999, granted, now 6,599,313.
Application 09/475789 is a continuation of application No. 09/111062, filed on Jul. 07, 1998, abandoned.
Application 09/111062 is a continuation of application No. 09/090598, filed on Jun. 04, 1998, granted, now 5,934,286.
Application 09/090598 is a continuation of application No. 09/073336, filed on May 05, 1998, granted, now 5,979,455.
Application 09/073336 is a continuation of application No. 08/702742, filed on Aug. 23, 1996, granted, now 5,749,375.
Application 08/702742 is a continuation of application No. 08/391960, filed on Feb. 21, 1995, granted, now 5,571,167.
Application 08/391960 is a continuation of application No. 08/138912, filed on Oct. 18, 1993, granted, now 5,456,712.
Application 08/056371 is a continuation in part of application No. 07/725597, filed on Jul. 03, 1991, granted, now 5,211,683.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/08 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 606—153  [604/8; 623/1.11; 623/903; 128/898] 33 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
27. A method of locating a graft assembly in relation to an arteriotomy defined in a blood vessel, with the graft assembly including a graft and a resilient support secured thereto, the method comprising the steps of:
locating the graft within a delivery device;
advancing the delivery device toward the arteriotomy while the graft is located within the delivery device in a first configuration; and
removing the graft from the delivery device after the advancing step to move the resilient support from the first configuration to a second configuration due to spring action, with some of a first portion of the resilient support located adjacent to a sidewall within the blood vessel, and with some of a second portion of the resilient support located outside the blood vessel and extending in a direction away from the blood vessel.