CA1330186C - Expandable intraluminal graft - Google Patents
Expandable intraluminal graftInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
EXPANDABLE INTRALUMINAL GRAFT
A plurality of expandable and deformable intraluminal vascular grafts are expanded within a blood vessel by an angioplasty ballon associated with a catheter to dilate and expand the lumen of a blood vessel. The grafts may be thin-walled tubular members having a plurality of slots disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members, and adjacent grafts are flexibly connected by at least one connector member.
EXPANDABLE INTRALUMINAL GRAFT
A plurality of expandable and deformable intraluminal vascular grafts are expanded within a blood vessel by an angioplasty ballon associated with a catheter to dilate and expand the lumen of a blood vessel. The grafts may be thin-walled tubular members having a plurality of slots disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members, and adjacent grafts are flexibly connected by at least one connector member.
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2. Field of the Invention.
The invention relates to an expandable intraluminal graft for use within a body passageway or duct and, more particularly, expandable intraluminal vascular grafts which are particularly useful for repairing blood vessels narrowed or occluded by disease: and a me~hod and appàratus for implanting expandable intraluminal grafts. ~ ;~-r g .. ~ - ' ` ``
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The invention relates to an expandable intraluminal graft for use within a body passageway or duct and, more particularly, expandable intraluminal vascular grafts which are particularly useful for repairing blood vessels narrowed or occluded by disease: and a me~hod and appàratus for implanting expandable intraluminal grafts. ~ ;~-r g .. ~ - ' ` ``
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3. De5cri~tion of the Prior Art.
Intraluminal endovascular grafting has been demonstrated by experimentation to present a possible alternative to conventional vascular surgery.
Intraluminal endovascular grafting involves the percutaneous insertion into a blood vessel of a tubular prosthetic graft and its clelivery via a catheter to the desired location within the vascular system.
Advantages of this method over conventional vascular surgery include obviating the need for surgically exposing, incising, removing, replacing, or bypassing the defective blood vessel.
' Structures which have previously been used as intraluminal vascular grafts have included coiled stainless steel springs: helically wound coil springs manufactured from an expandable heat-sensitive material: and expanding stainless steel stents formed of stainless steel wire in a zig-zag pattern. In ` general, the foregoing structures have one major disadvantage in common. Insofar as these structures must be delivered to the desired location within a given body passageway in a collapsed state, in order to - pass through the body passageway, there is no effective control over the final, expanded configuration of each structure. For example, the expansion of a particular , coiled spring-type graft is predetermined by the spring constant and modulus of elasticity of the particular material utilized to manufacture the coiled spring ` structure. These same factors predetermine the amount of expansion of c:ollapsed stents formed of stainless steel wire in a zig-zag pattern. In the case of intraluminal grafts, or prostheses, formed of a heat ,~ .
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Thus, once the foregoing types of intraluminal grafts are expanded at the desired location within a body passageway, such as within an artery or vein, the expanded size of the graft cannot be changed. If the diameter of the desire'd body passageway has been miscalculated, an undersized graft might not expand enough to contact the interior surface of the body passageway, so as to be secured thereto. It may then migrate away from the desired location within the body passageway. Likewise, an oversized graft might expand lS to such an extent that the spring force, or expansion ` force, exerted by the graft upon the body passageway ~ could cause rupturing of the body passageway. Further, : the constant outwardly radiating force exerted upon the interior surface of the body passageway can cause erosion of the internal surface, or intima, of the artery or body passageway.
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Another alternative to conventional vascular surgery has been percutaneous balloon dilation of elastic vascular stenoses, or blockages, through use of a catheter mounted angioplasty balloon. In this procedure, the angioplasty balloon is inflated within the stenosed vessel, or body passageway, in order to shear and disrupt the wall components of the vessel to obtain an enlarged lumen. With respect to arterial atheroscleerotic lesions, the relatively incompressible plaque remains unaltered, while the more elastic medial ~ and adventitial layers of the body passageway stretch ; around the plaque. This process produces dissection, or a splitting and tearing, of the body passageway wall :
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layers, wherein the intima, or internal surface of the artery or body passageway, suffers fissuring. This dissection forms a ~flap~ of underlying tissue which may reduce the blood flow through the lumen, or block the lumen. Typically, the distending intraluminal pressure within the body passageway can hold the disrupted layer or flap, in place. If the intimal flap created by the balloon dilation procedure is not maintained in place against the expanded intima, the intimal flap can fold down into the lumen and close off the lumen, or may even become detached and enter the : body passageway. When the intimal flap closes off the body passageway, immediate surgery is necessary to correct this problem.
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Although the balloon dilation procedure is typi-cally conducted in the catheterization lab of a hospi-tal, because of the foregoing problem, it is always necessary to have a surgeon on call should the intimal flap block the blood vessel or body passageway.
20 ~urther, because of the possibility of the intimal flap tearing away from the blood vessel and blocking the lumen, balloon dilations cannot be performed upon certain critical body passageways, such as the left main coronary artery, which leads into the heart. If 25 an intimal flap formed by a balloon dilation procedure abruptly comes down and closes off a critical body passageway, such as the left main coronary artery, the ~,~ patient could die before any surgical procedures could be performed.
Additional disadvantages associated with balloon - dilation of elastic vascular stenoses is that many fail ' because of elastic recoil of the stenotic lesion. This usually occurs due to a high fibrocollagenous content `~ 35 in the lesion and is sometimes due to certain . .
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mechanical characteristics of the area to be dilated.
;; Thus, although the body passageway may initially be successfully expanded by a balloon dilation proceduré, . subsequent, early restenosis can occur du~e to the recoil of the body passageway wall which decreases the ; 5 si~e of the previously expanded lumen of the body - passageway. For example, stenoses of the renal artery at the ostium are known to be refractory to balloon dilation because the dilating forces are applied to the aortic wall rather than. to the renal artery itself.
Vascular stenoses caused by neointimal fibrosis, such . as those seen in dialysis-access f istulas, have proved to be difficult to dilate, requiring high dilating - pressures and larger balloon diameters. Similar - diff iculties have been observed in angioplasties of . 15 graft-artery anastomotic strictures and -. postendarterectomy recurrent stenoses. Percutaneous ., , ~
-: angioplasty of Takayasu arteritis and neurof ibromatosis arterial stenoses may show poor initial response and ` recurrence which is believed due to the fibrotic nature :~ 20 of these lesions.
~:., . -.. - - :-For repairing blood vessels narrowed or occluded ~- . by disease, or repairing other body passageways, the ~: length of the body passageway which requires repair, as by the insertion of a tubular prosthetic graft, may present problems if the length of the required graft~ ~
cannot negotiate the curves or bends of the body ~ - -passageway through which the graft is passed! by the catheter. In other words, in many instances, it is necessary to support a length of tissue within a body ;. passageway by a graft, wherein the length of the -; ~-~' required graft exceeds the length of a graft which can ~ -,j be readily delivered via a catheter to the desired .~; ` location within the vascular system. Some grafts do ~: 35 not have the requisite ability to bend so as to ~f ' ~
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Accordingly, prior to the development of the present invention, there has been no expandable intraluminal vascular graft for expanding the lumen of a body passageway, which: prevents recurrence of stenoses in the body passageway: can be utilized for critical body passageways, such as the left main coronary artery of a patient's heart: prevents recoil of the body passageway wall allows the intraluminal graft to be expanded to a variable size to prevent . migration of the graft away from the desired location and prevents rupturing and/or erosion of the body passageway by the expanded graft: permits tissue of an elongated section of a body passageway to be supported by an elongated graft: and provides the necessary flexibility to negotiate the bends and curves in the vascular system. Therefore, the art has sought an expandable intraluminal vascular graft which: prevents , recurrence of stenoses in the body passageway: is believed to be able to be utilized in critical body passageways, such as the left main coronary artery of the heart: prevents recoil of the body passageway: can ~- be expanded to a variable size within the body passageway to prevent migration of the graft away from the desired location and to prevent rupturing and/or erosion of the body passageway by the expanded graft:
permits tissue of an elongated section of a body passageway to be supported by an elongated graft: and provides the necessary flexibility to negotiate the ~ bends and curves in the vascular system.
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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In accordance with the invention, the foregoing advantages have been achieved by the present expandable intraluminal vascular graft. The present invention includes a plurality of thin-walled tubular members, each having first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends, the wall surface having a substantially uniform thickness and a plurality of slots formed therein, the slots being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of each tubular member: at least one connector member being disposed between adjacent tubular members .: ,.
to flexibly connect adjacent tubular members: each --tubular member having a first diameter which permits ~-intraluminal delivery of the tubular members into a ~ ;
body passageway having a lumen: and the tubular members having a second, expanded and deformed diameter, upon the application from the interior of the tubular -~
members of a radially, outwardly extending force, which -, 20 second diameter is variable and dependent upon the ; amount of force applied to the tubular members, whereby ~`
the tubular members may be expanded and deformed to expand the lumen of the body passageway. -: . .. .
A further feature of the present invention is that at least one connector member may be disposed in a non~
parallel relationship with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members. Another feature of the , present invention is that the at least one connector ~`
30 member may be disposed coplanar with each tubular member and non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members. An additional feature of the present ~ ` ;
invention is that at least one connector member may be --~' thin-walled, spiral member, coplanar with adjacent `~ 35 tubular members. `- "
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In accordance with the invention, the foregoing advantages have also been achieved through the present method for implanting a plurality of prostheses within a body passageway. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of: disposing at least one connector member between adjacent prostheses to flexibly connect adjacent prostheses to each other:
disposing a plurality of connected prostheses upon a catheter: inserting the prostheses and catheter within the body passageway by catheterization of the body passageway; and providing controllable expansion of at least one of the prostheses at a desired location within the body passageway by expanding a portion of the catheter associated with the prostheses to force at least one of the prostheses radially outwardly into contact with the body passageway, by deforming a portion of the at least one prostheses with a force in excess of the elastic limit of the portion of the at least one prostheses, to implant the prostheses within the body passageway.
A further feature of the present invention is that the portion of the catheter in contact with the `` -~
prostheses may be collapsed. and the catheter removed from the body passageway. A further feature of the present invention is that a catheter baving an expandable, inflatable portion associated therewith may be utilized: and expansion of the prostheses and the portion of the catheter is accomplished by inflating ' the expandable, inflatable portion of the catheter.
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Another feature of the present invention is that the at least one connector member may be disposed in a - 10 non-parallel relationship with respect to the longitudinal axis of adjacent prostheses. A further feature of the present invention is that the at least one connector member may be disposed coplanar with each tubular member and non-parallel to the longitudinal ; 15 axis of the tubular member. A further feature of the present invention is that the at least one connector member may be formed as a thin-walled, spiral member, coplanar with adjacent tubular members.
''"~.:.'' :''', In accordance with the invention, the foregoing advantages have also been achieved through the present ` apparatus for intraluminally reinforcing a body passageway. The present invention includes: a plurality of expandable and deformable, thin-walled tubular prostheses, each prosthesis having first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends, the wall surface having a plurality of slots formed therein, the slots being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axes of the prostheses, at least one connector member being disposed bel:ween adjacent tubular members to `~ fléxibly connect adjacent tubular members; and a ~ catheter, having an expandable, inflatable portion : associated therewith and including means for mounting :~' 35 '' :,', ~
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' '; ' The expandable intraluminal vascular graft, method for implanting a plurality of prostheses within a body passageway, and apparatus for intraluminally ' reinforcing a body passageway of the present invention, '.t 15 when compared with previously proposed prior art intraluminal grafts, methods for implanting them, and balloon dilation techniques have the advantages of:
` preventing recurrence of stenoses: is believed to permit implantation of grafts in critical body passageways, such as in the left main coronary artery of the heart: prevents recoil of the body passageways, such as in the left main coronary artery of the heart:
prevents recoil of the body passageway: prevents ~ erosion of the body passageway by the expanded graft:
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7, wherein the graft has been bent or articulated: and FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the graft of FIG.
7, after the graft has been expanded and deformed.
, While the invention will be described in connection with the preferred embodiment, it will be ' ~nderstood that it is not intended to limit the 10invention to that embodiment, On the contrary, it is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications, and equivalents, as may be included within the spirit and scope of t:he invention as defined by the appended ~-" 15claims.
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In FIGS. lA and ls, an expandable intraluminalvascular graft, or expandable prosthesis for a body passageway, 70 is illustrated. It should be understood that the terms ~expandable intraluminal vascular graft S and ~expandable prosthesis~ are interchangeably used to some extent in describing the present invention, !." insofar as the methods, apparatus, and structures of the present invention may be utilized not only in connection with an expandable intraluminal vascular graft for expanding partially occluded segments of a blood vessel, or body passageway, but may also be utilized for many other purposes as an expandable prosthesis for many other types of body passageways.
- For example, expandable prostheses 70 may also be used for such purposes as: (1) supportive graft placement within blocked arteries opened by transluminal recanalization, but which are likely to collapse in the absence of an internal support: (2) similar use following catheter passage through mediastinal and other veins occluded by inoperable cancers:
(3) reinforcement of catheter created intrahepatic communications between portal and hepatic veins in patients suffering from portal hypertension:
Intraluminal endovascular grafting has been demonstrated by experimentation to present a possible alternative to conventional vascular surgery.
Intraluminal endovascular grafting involves the percutaneous insertion into a blood vessel of a tubular prosthetic graft and its clelivery via a catheter to the desired location within the vascular system.
Advantages of this method over conventional vascular surgery include obviating the need for surgically exposing, incising, removing, replacing, or bypassing the defective blood vessel.
' Structures which have previously been used as intraluminal vascular grafts have included coiled stainless steel springs: helically wound coil springs manufactured from an expandable heat-sensitive material: and expanding stainless steel stents formed of stainless steel wire in a zig-zag pattern. In ` general, the foregoing structures have one major disadvantage in common. Insofar as these structures must be delivered to the desired location within a given body passageway in a collapsed state, in order to - pass through the body passageway, there is no effective control over the final, expanded configuration of each structure. For example, the expansion of a particular , coiled spring-type graft is predetermined by the spring constant and modulus of elasticity of the particular material utilized to manufacture the coiled spring ` structure. These same factors predetermine the amount of expansion of c:ollapsed stents formed of stainless steel wire in a zig-zag pattern. In the case of intraluminal grafts, or prostheses, formed of a heat ,~ .
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Thus, once the foregoing types of intraluminal grafts are expanded at the desired location within a body passageway, such as within an artery or vein, the expanded size of the graft cannot be changed. If the diameter of the desire'd body passageway has been miscalculated, an undersized graft might not expand enough to contact the interior surface of the body passageway, so as to be secured thereto. It may then migrate away from the desired location within the body passageway. Likewise, an oversized graft might expand lS to such an extent that the spring force, or expansion ` force, exerted by the graft upon the body passageway ~ could cause rupturing of the body passageway. Further, : the constant outwardly radiating force exerted upon the interior surface of the body passageway can cause erosion of the internal surface, or intima, of the artery or body passageway.
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Another alternative to conventional vascular surgery has been percutaneous balloon dilation of elastic vascular stenoses, or blockages, through use of a catheter mounted angioplasty balloon. In this procedure, the angioplasty balloon is inflated within the stenosed vessel, or body passageway, in order to shear and disrupt the wall components of the vessel to obtain an enlarged lumen. With respect to arterial atheroscleerotic lesions, the relatively incompressible plaque remains unaltered, while the more elastic medial ~ and adventitial layers of the body passageway stretch ; around the plaque. This process produces dissection, or a splitting and tearing, of the body passageway wall :
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layers, wherein the intima, or internal surface of the artery or body passageway, suffers fissuring. This dissection forms a ~flap~ of underlying tissue which may reduce the blood flow through the lumen, or block the lumen. Typically, the distending intraluminal pressure within the body passageway can hold the disrupted layer or flap, in place. If the intimal flap created by the balloon dilation procedure is not maintained in place against the expanded intima, the intimal flap can fold down into the lumen and close off the lumen, or may even become detached and enter the : body passageway. When the intimal flap closes off the body passageway, immediate surgery is necessary to correct this problem.
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Although the balloon dilation procedure is typi-cally conducted in the catheterization lab of a hospi-tal, because of the foregoing problem, it is always necessary to have a surgeon on call should the intimal flap block the blood vessel or body passageway.
20 ~urther, because of the possibility of the intimal flap tearing away from the blood vessel and blocking the lumen, balloon dilations cannot be performed upon certain critical body passageways, such as the left main coronary artery, which leads into the heart. If 25 an intimal flap formed by a balloon dilation procedure abruptly comes down and closes off a critical body passageway, such as the left main coronary artery, the ~,~ patient could die before any surgical procedures could be performed.
Additional disadvantages associated with balloon - dilation of elastic vascular stenoses is that many fail ' because of elastic recoil of the stenotic lesion. This usually occurs due to a high fibrocollagenous content `~ 35 in the lesion and is sometimes due to certain . .
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;; Thus, although the body passageway may initially be successfully expanded by a balloon dilation proceduré, . subsequent, early restenosis can occur du~e to the recoil of the body passageway wall which decreases the ; 5 si~e of the previously expanded lumen of the body - passageway. For example, stenoses of the renal artery at the ostium are known to be refractory to balloon dilation because the dilating forces are applied to the aortic wall rather than. to the renal artery itself.
Vascular stenoses caused by neointimal fibrosis, such . as those seen in dialysis-access f istulas, have proved to be difficult to dilate, requiring high dilating - pressures and larger balloon diameters. Similar - diff iculties have been observed in angioplasties of . 15 graft-artery anastomotic strictures and -. postendarterectomy recurrent stenoses. Percutaneous ., , ~
-: angioplasty of Takayasu arteritis and neurof ibromatosis arterial stenoses may show poor initial response and ` recurrence which is believed due to the fibrotic nature :~ 20 of these lesions.
~:., . -.. - - :-For repairing blood vessels narrowed or occluded ~- . by disease, or repairing other body passageways, the ~: length of the body passageway which requires repair, as by the insertion of a tubular prosthetic graft, may present problems if the length of the required graft~ ~
cannot negotiate the curves or bends of the body ~ - -passageway through which the graft is passed! by the catheter. In other words, in many instances, it is necessary to support a length of tissue within a body ;. passageway by a graft, wherein the length of the -; ~-~' required graft exceeds the length of a graft which can ~ -,j be readily delivered via a catheter to the desired .~; ` location within the vascular system. Some grafts do ~: 35 not have the requisite ability to bend so as to ~f ' ~
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Accordingly, prior to the development of the present invention, there has been no expandable intraluminal vascular graft for expanding the lumen of a body passageway, which: prevents recurrence of stenoses in the body passageway: can be utilized for critical body passageways, such as the left main coronary artery of a patient's heart: prevents recoil of the body passageway wall allows the intraluminal graft to be expanded to a variable size to prevent . migration of the graft away from the desired location and prevents rupturing and/or erosion of the body passageway by the expanded graft: permits tissue of an elongated section of a body passageway to be supported by an elongated graft: and provides the necessary flexibility to negotiate the bends and curves in the vascular system. Therefore, the art has sought an expandable intraluminal vascular graft which: prevents , recurrence of stenoses in the body passageway: is believed to be able to be utilized in critical body passageways, such as the left main coronary artery of the heart: prevents recoil of the body passageway: can ~- be expanded to a variable size within the body passageway to prevent migration of the graft away from the desired location and to prevent rupturing and/or erosion of the body passageway by the expanded graft:
permits tissue of an elongated section of a body passageway to be supported by an elongated graft: and provides the necessary flexibility to negotiate the ~ bends and curves in the vascular system.
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In accordance with the invention, the foregoing advantages have been achieved by the present expandable intraluminal vascular graft. The present invention includes a plurality of thin-walled tubular members, each having first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends, the wall surface having a substantially uniform thickness and a plurality of slots formed therein, the slots being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of each tubular member: at least one connector member being disposed between adjacent tubular members .: ,.
to flexibly connect adjacent tubular members: each --tubular member having a first diameter which permits ~-intraluminal delivery of the tubular members into a ~ ;
body passageway having a lumen: and the tubular members having a second, expanded and deformed diameter, upon the application from the interior of the tubular -~
members of a radially, outwardly extending force, which -, 20 second diameter is variable and dependent upon the ; amount of force applied to the tubular members, whereby ~`
the tubular members may be expanded and deformed to expand the lumen of the body passageway. -: . .. .
A further feature of the present invention is that at least one connector member may be disposed in a non~
parallel relationship with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members. Another feature of the , present invention is that the at least one connector ~`
30 member may be disposed coplanar with each tubular member and non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members. An additional feature of the present ~ ` ;
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In accordance with the invention, the foregoing advantages have also been achieved through the present method for implanting a plurality of prostheses within a body passageway. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of: disposing at least one connector member between adjacent prostheses to flexibly connect adjacent prostheses to each other:
disposing a plurality of connected prostheses upon a catheter: inserting the prostheses and catheter within the body passageway by catheterization of the body passageway; and providing controllable expansion of at least one of the prostheses at a desired location within the body passageway by expanding a portion of the catheter associated with the prostheses to force at least one of the prostheses radially outwardly into contact with the body passageway, by deforming a portion of the at least one prostheses with a force in excess of the elastic limit of the portion of the at least one prostheses, to implant the prostheses within the body passageway.
A further feature of the present invention is that the portion of the catheter in contact with the `` -~
prostheses may be collapsed. and the catheter removed from the body passageway. A further feature of the present invention is that a catheter baving an expandable, inflatable portion associated therewith may be utilized: and expansion of the prostheses and the portion of the catheter is accomplished by inflating ' the expandable, inflatable portion of the catheter.
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Another feature of the present invention is that the at least one connector member may be disposed in a - 10 non-parallel relationship with respect to the longitudinal axis of adjacent prostheses. A further feature of the present invention is that the at least one connector member may be disposed coplanar with each tubular member and non-parallel to the longitudinal ; 15 axis of the tubular member. A further feature of the present invention is that the at least one connector member may be formed as a thin-walled, spiral member, coplanar with adjacent tubular members.
''"~.:.'' :''', In accordance with the invention, the foregoing advantages have also been achieved through the present ` apparatus for intraluminally reinforcing a body passageway. The present invention includes: a plurality of expandable and deformable, thin-walled tubular prostheses, each prosthesis having first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends, the wall surface having a plurality of slots formed therein, the slots being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axes of the prostheses, at least one connector member being disposed bel:ween adjacent tubular members to `~ fléxibly connect adjacent tubular members; and a ~ catheter, having an expandable, inflatable portion : associated therewith and including means for mounting :~' 35 '' :,', ~
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' '; ' The expandable intraluminal vascular graft, method for implanting a plurality of prostheses within a body passageway, and apparatus for intraluminally ' reinforcing a body passageway of the present invention, '.t 15 when compared with previously proposed prior art intraluminal grafts, methods for implanting them, and balloon dilation techniques have the advantages of:
` preventing recurrence of stenoses: is believed to permit implantation of grafts in critical body passageways, such as in the left main coronary artery of the heart: prevents recoil of the body passageways, such as in the left main coronary artery of the heart:
prevents recoil of the body passageway: prevents ~ erosion of the body passageway by the expanded graft:
t'` ~ 25 permits expansion of the graft to a variable size dependent upon conditions with the body passageway:
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.. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an apparatus :. -for intraluminally reinforcing a body passageway, or . for expanding the lumen of a body passageway, .. illustrating a prosthesis, or intraluminal vascular . .
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. for intraluminally reinforcing a body passageway, or .
. for expanding the lumen of a body passageway, with the .~ graft, or prosthesis, in the configurations shown in FIG. lB: - :
~ 25 ~ FIGS. 5 and 6 are perspective views of prostheses ,~ ; , for a body passageway, with the grafts, or prostheses, . . ... :-.~ having a coating thereon: `- -., : .
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7, after the graft has been expanded and deformed.
, While the invention will be described in connection with the preferred embodiment, it will be ' ~nderstood that it is not intended to limit the 10invention to that embodiment, On the contrary, it is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications, and equivalents, as may be included within the spirit and scope of t:he invention as defined by the appended ~-" 15claims.
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In FIGS. lA and ls, an expandable intraluminalvascular graft, or expandable prosthesis for a body passageway, 70 is illustrated. It should be understood that the terms ~expandable intraluminal vascular graft S and ~expandable prosthesis~ are interchangeably used to some extent in describing the present invention, !." insofar as the methods, apparatus, and structures of the present invention may be utilized not only in connection with an expandable intraluminal vascular graft for expanding partially occluded segments of a blood vessel, or body passageway, but may also be utilized for many other purposes as an expandable prosthesis for many other types of body passageways.
- For example, expandable prostheses 70 may also be used for such purposes as: (1) supportive graft placement within blocked arteries opened by transluminal recanalization, but which are likely to collapse in the absence of an internal support: (2) similar use following catheter passage through mediastinal and other veins occluded by inoperable cancers:
(3) reinforcement of catheter created intrahepatic communications between portal and hepatic veins in patients suffering from portal hypertension:
(4) supportive graft placement of narrowing of the esophagus, the intestine, the ureters, the urethra: and (5) supportive graft reinforcement of reopened and previously obstructed bile ducts. Accordingly, use of the term "prosthesisn encompasses the foregoing usages within various types of body passageways, and the use of the term ~intraluminal vascular graft" encompasses use for expanding the lumen of a body passageway.
Further, in this regard, the term ~body passagewayn encompasses any duct within the human body, such as those previously described, as well as any vein, ~330~ 8~
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Still with reference to FIGS. lA and lB, the expandable intraluminal vascular graft, or prosthesis, 70 is shown to generally comprise a tubular member 71 having first and second ends 72, 73 and a wall surface 74 disposed between the first and second ends 72, 73.
Tubular member 71 has a first diameter, d, which, to be hereinafter described in greater detail, permits intraluminal delivery of the tubular member 71 into a body passageway 80 having a lumen 81 ( FIG. 3). With reference to FIG. lB, upon the application from the .
interior of the tubular member 71 of a radially, outwardly extending force, to be hereinafter described in greater detail tubular member 71 has a second, expanded diameter, d', which second diameter d' is . variable in size and dependent upon the amount of force applied to deform the tubular member 71.
Tubular member 71, may be any suitable material . 20 which is compatible with the human body and the bodily ~,. fluids (not shown) with which the vascular graft, or prosthesis, 70 may come into contact. Tubular member :~ 71 must also be made of a material which has the requisite strength and elasticity characteristics to ~,` 25 permit the tubular member 71 to be expanded and ~; deformed from the configuration shown in FIG. lA to the configuration shown illustrated in FIG. ls and further to permit the tubular membcr 71 to retain its expanded and deformed configuration with the enlarged diameter d' shown in FIG. lB and resist radial collapse.
Suitable materials for the fabrication of tubular member 71 would include silver, tantalum, stainless ~' steel, gold, titanium or any suitable plastic material ~,~ having the requisite characteristics previously ; '',' :::-; ;::
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. Preferably, tubular member 71 is initially a thin-walled stainless steel tube having a uniform wall . thickness, and a plurality of slots 82 are formed in : the wall surface 74 of tubular member 71. As seen in ; 5FIG. lA when tubular member 71 has the first diameter . d, the slots 82 are disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular member 71. As : seen in FIG. lA, the slots- 82 are preferably uniformly and circumferentially spaced from adjacent slots 82, as . 10by connecting members 77, which connecting members 77 .preferably have a length equal to the width of slots 82, as seen in FIG. lA. Slots 82 are further uniformly ....spaced from adjacent slots 82 along the longitudinal axis of the tubular member 71, which spacing is .. 15preferably equal to the width of connecting members 77.
:; Thus, the formation of slots 82 results in at least one .elongate member 75 being formed between adjacent slots 82, elongate member 75 extending between the first and `-second ends, 72, 73 of tubular member 71, as seen in .. 20FIG. lA.
.Still with reference to FIG. lA, each slot will have first and second ends with a connecting member 77 - disposed at the first and second ends of slots 82.
Preferably, the first and second ends of each slot 82 .. `. are disposed intermediate the first and second ends of adjacent slots 82 along the longitudinal axis of the tubular member 71. Thus, connecting members 77, which are disposed at the first and second ends of each slot ~ 3082, and between elongate members 75, will in turn be . disposed intermediate the first and second ends of ;:~ adjacent slots 82 along the longitudinal axis of the tubular member 71. Accordingly, slots 82 are i preferably uniformly and circumferentially spaced from i:` 35 , .
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adjacent slots, and slots 82 adjacent to one another along the longitudinal axis of tubular member 71 are in a staggered relationship with one another. Alternating slots disposed about the circumference of tubular member 71 at both the first and second ends 72, 73 of tubular member 71 will only have a length equal to approximately one-half of the length of a complete slot 82, such half-slot 82 being bounded by members 78, 79, at both the first and second ends 72, 73 of tubular member 71. Although the graft, or prosthesis, 70 of FIGS. lA and ls is illustrated to have a length approximately equal to the length of two slots 82, it - should be apparent that the length of the graft 70 could be made longer or shorter as desired.
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The foregoing described construction of graft, or prosthesis, 70 permits graft, or prosthesis, 70 to be expanded uniformly, and outwardly, in a controlled manner into the configuration shown in FIG. lB. upon - the application of a suitable force from the interior of tubular member 71, as will be hereinafter described in greater detail. The expansion of tubular member 71 into the configuration shown in FIG. lB is further uniform along the length of tubular member 71. not only because of the uniform spacing between slots 82, as ; previously described, but also because the thickness of the wall surface 74, or the thickness of connecting members 77, elongate members 75, and members 78, 79, is the same uniform thickness. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the uniform thickness of elongate member 75 is shown, -~ and the preferred cross-sectional configuration of elongate member 75, connecting member 77, and members `~ 78. 79. is illustrated, which configuration is ~ rectangular. It should of course be understood by ; those skilled in the art, that the cross-sectional configuration of the foregoing components of graft, or ~'~ ` 35 - `-: :: -~:
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With reference to FIG. lB, it is seen that after the graft, or prosthesis 70, has been expanded and deformed into the configuration of FIG. lB. the slots 82 will assume a substantially hexagonal configuration when the tubular member 71 has the second, expanded diameter, d~, as shown in FIG. lB. Such a hexagonal configuration will result when the slots 82 initially . have a substantially rectangular configuration when the tubular member 71 has the first diameter, d, illustrated in FIG. lA. It should be noted that were ! the width of slots 82 to be substantially reduced, whereby the length of connecting member 77 would : approximate a single point intersection, the expansion of such a tubular member 71 would result in slots 82 assuming a configuration which would be substantially a parallelogram (not shown).
., It should be noted that not only is tubular member ` 71 expanded from the configuration shown in FIG. lA to achieve the configuration shown in FIG. lB, but tubular member 71 is further ~deformed~' to achieve that configuration. By use of the term "deformed" is meant that the material from which graft, or prosthesis, 70 is manufactured is subjected to a force which is greater than the elastic limit of the material utilized to make tubular member 71. Accordingly, the force is s sufficient to permanently bend elongate members 75 whereby segments of the elongate members 75 pivot about connecting members 77 and move in a circumferential .
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direction as they pivot, whereby the diameter of the tubular member 71 increases from the first diameter, d, to the expanded diameter, d~, of FIG. lB. The force to be applied to expand tubular member 71, which is applied in the manner which will be hereinafter -~
described in greater detail, must thus be sufficient to ~-, 5 not only expand tubular member 71, but also to deform elongate member 75, in the manner previously described, whereby the portions of the elongate members 75 which pivot about the ends of c~onnecting members 77 do not nspring back'~ and assume their configuration shown in FIG. lA, but rather retain the configuration thereof in FIG. lB. Once graft, or prosthesis, 70 has been -~
expanded and deformed into the configuration sbown in ` FIG. lB, graft, or prosthesis 70, will serve to prevent :
a body passageway from collapsing as will be hereinafter described in greater detail. It should be -~
noted that when tubular member 71 has the first diameter, d, shown in FIG. lA, or after tubular member ; 71 has been expanded and deformed into the second, ~ - -expanded diameter, d', of FIG. lB, tubular member 71 does not exert any outward, radial force, in that - '~
;, tubular member 71 is not a "spring-like~ or ~self-expanding member~, which would tend to exert an outwardly radial force.
With reference now to FIGS. 3 and 4, the metbods and apparatus of the present invention will be -'-, ! described in greater detail. Once again, it should be understood that the methods and apparatus of the -~
present invention are useful not only for expanding the -~
lumen of a body passageway. such as an artery, vein, or blood vessel of the human vascular system, but are also --~
useful to perform the previously described procedures `~
to intraluminally reinforce other body passageways or ducts. as previously described. Still with reference :~ 35 ~ : ., ::, :. .;
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1~30 18g to FIGS. 3 and ~, an expandable intraluminal vascular graft, or prosthesis, 70, of the type described in connection with FIGS. lA and lB, is disposed or mounted -i upon a catheter 83. Catheter 83 has an expandable, inflatable portion 84 associated therewith. Catheter 83 includes means for mounting and retaining 85 the expandable intraluminal vascular graft, or prosthesis, 70 on the expandable, inflatable portion 84 of catheter 83. The mounting and retaining means 85 could comprise retainer ring members 86 disposed on the catheter 83 adjacent the expandable inflatable portion 84 of catheter 83; and a retainer ring member 86 is disposed adjacent each end 72, 73 of the expandable intraluminal vascular graft, or prosthesis, 70. Preferably, as seen in FIG. 3, retainer ring members are formed integral , with catheter 83. and the retainer ring member 86 adjacent the leading tip 87 of catheter 83 slopes -upwardly and away from cathete- tip 87 in order to protect and retain graft or prosthesis, 70 as it is ` inserted into the lumen 81 of body passageway 80, as to ~-be hereinafter described in greater detail. The j remaining retainer ring member 86 as shown in FIG. 3, slopes downwardly away from tip 87 of catheter 83, to insure easy removal of catheter 83 from body passageway 80. After expandable intraluminal graft, or 2S prosthesis, 70 has been disposed upon catheter 83, in the manner previously described, the graft, or prosthesis. 70 and catheter 83 are inserted within a ~ , ~ body passageway 80 by catheterization of the body ; passageway 80 in a conventional manner.
3 In a conventional manner. the catheter 83 and graft, or prosthesis, 70 are delivered to the desired location within the body passageway 80, whereat it is desired to expand the lumen 81 of body passageway 80 via intraluminal graft 70, or where it is desired to ' 133018~
implant prosthesis 70. Fluoroscopy, and/or other conventional techniques may be utilized to insure that the catheter 83 and graft, or prosthesis, 70 are delivered to the desired location within the body ;
passageway. Prosthesis, or graft, 70 is then controllably expanded and deformed by controllably expanding the expandable, inflatable portion 84 of catheter 83, whereby the prosthesis, or graft, 70 is expanded and deformed radially, outwardly into contact with the body passageway 80, as shown in FIG. 4. In this regard, the expandable, inflatable portion of catheter 83 may be a conventional angioplasty balloon 88. After the desired expansion and deformation of ~;
prosthesis, or graft, 70 has been accomplished, angioplasty balloon 88 may be collapsed, or deflated, and the catheter 83 may be removed in a conventional ; 15 manner from body passageway 80. If desired, as seen in FIG. 3, catheter 83, having graft or prosthesis, 70 disposed thereon, may be initially encased in a conventional Teflon~ sheath 89, which is pulled away -~
from prosthesis, or graft, 70, prior to expansion of -the prosthesis, or graft, 70.
Still with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, it should be noted that tubular member 71 of prosthesis, or -graft, 70 initially has the first predetermined, collapsed diameter, d, as described in connection with FIG. lA, in order to permit the insertion of the -tubular member, 71 into the body passageway;80 as previously described. When it is desired to implant -;
prosthesis 70 within a body passageway 80 for the purposes previously described, the prosthesis 70 is, -controllably expanded and deformed to the second diameter, d', and the second, expanded diameter, d', is variable and determined by the internal diameter of the -body passageway 80, as shown in FIG. 4, and by the 3 5 ~; ~ ~r .
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amount of expansion of the inflatable portion 84 of : catheter 83. Accordingly, the expanded and deformed prosthesis 70, upon deflation of angioplasty balloon 88 will not be able to migrate from the desired location - within the body passageway 80, nor will the expansion of the prosthesis 70 be likely to cause a rupture of the body passageway 80. Furthermore, ins~far as prosthesis, or graft, 70 is not a 'Ispring-like" or "self-expanding member~, the prosthesis is not consistently applying an outward, radial force against the interior surface of body passageway 80, in excess of that required to resist radial collapse of the body passageway 80. Thus, erosion of the interior surface, or intima, of the artery or body passageway is prevented.
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When it is desired to use expandable intraluminal graft 70 to expand the lumen 81 of a body passageway 80 having an area of stenosis, the expansion of intra-luminal vascular graft 70 by angioplasty balloon 88, allows controlled dilation of the stenotic area and, at the same time controlled expansion and deformation of `, the vascular graft 70, whereby vascular graft 70 ~i prevents the body passageway 80 from collapsing and decreasing the size of the previously expanded lumen 81.
Once again, the second, expanded diameter d' of intraluminal vascular graft 70, as shown in FIG. 4, is variable and determined by the desired expanded internal diameter of body passageway 80. Thus, the expandable intraluminal graft 70 will not migrate away from the desired location within the body passageway 80 upon deflation of angioplasty balloon 88, nor will the expansion of intraluminal graft 70 likely cause a rupture of body passageway 80, nor any erosion as previously described. Further, should an intimal flap, " or fissure, be formed in body passageway 80 at the `:~` 35 location of graft 70, graft 70 will insure that such an intimal flap will not be able to fold inwardly into body passageway 80, nor tear loose and flow through body passageway 80. In the situation of utilizing ; graft 70 in the manner previously described to expand the lumen of a portion of a critical body passageway, such as the left main coronary artery, it is believed that the intimal flap will be unable to occlude the left main coronary artery of the heart and cause the death of the patient.
Because it is only necessary to inflate angioplasty balloon 88 one time in order to expand and deform graft 70, it is believed that a greater amount of endothelium, or inner layer of the intima, or inner surface of the body passageway, will be preserved, insofar as the extent of endothelial denudation during transluminal angioplasty is proportional to the balloon inflation time. Further, in theory, the amount of preserved endothelium should be large because in the expanded configuration of graft 70, potentially 80% of ; 20 the endothelium is exposed through the openings or expanded slots 82 of graft 70. It is further believed that intact patches of endothelium within expanded slots 82 of graft 70 may result in a rapid, multicentric endothelialization pattern as shown by experimental studies.
With reference now to FIGS. 5 and 6, prostheses, or grafts, 70 of the type previously described in connection with FIGS. lA and lB are shown, and the - 30 tubular members 71 of grafts, or prostheses, 70 have a , biologically inert or biologically compatible coating 90 placed upon wall surfaces 74 of tubular shaped members 71. Examples of a suitable biologically inert coating would be porous polyurethane, Teflon~, or other `~
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conventional biologically inert plastic materials. The coating 90 should be thin and highly elastic so as not to interfere with the desired expansion and deformation of prosthesis, or graft, 70. Coating 90 may be further provided with a means for anchoring 91 (FIG. 6) the tubular member 71 to the body passageway 80. Anchoring means 91 may be comprised of a plurality of radially, outwardly extending projections 92 formed on the coating 90. As seen in FIG. 6, the radially outwardly extending projections 92 could comprise a plurality of ridges 93, or other types of radially, outwardly extending projections. Further, it may be desirable to have a plurality of openings 94 formed in coating 90, as shown in FIG. 5, whereby the fluid contained in body passageway 80 can be in direct contact with the dilated, or expanded, body passageway area. Examples . 15 of biologically compatible coatings 90 would include coatings made of absorbable polymers such as those used to manufacture absorbable sutures. Such absorbable polymers include polyglycoides, polylactides, and copolymers thereof. Such absorbable polymers could also contain various types of drugs, whereby as the coating 90 is absorbed, or dissolves, the drug would be slowly released into the body passageway 80.
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Turning now to FIGS. 7-10, an expandable intraluminal vascular graft, or prosthesis, 70~ is shown for implantation in curved body passageways 80, or for use in the elongated sections of body passageway 80, when a prosthesis or a graft, 70' is required which is longer than the graft, or prostheses, 70 of FIG. lA.
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7-10 for elements which are the same in design, construction, and operation, as those previously described in connection with FIGS. lA-6, and primed reference numerals are used for elements which are `~ '' -24- ~33018~
similar in constr~ction, design, and operation, as those previously described in connection with lA-6.
As seen in FIG. 7, graft. or prosthesis, 70' generally includes a plurality of prostheses, or grafts, 70 as described previously in connection with FIGS. lA, lB, and 2. Preferably~ the length of each graft, or prosthesis, 70 is approximately the length of one slot 82: however, the length of each graft 70 could be approximately equal to the length of two slots 82, as illustrated in FIG. lA. Disposed between adjacent tubular members, 71, or adjacent grafts, or prostheses, 70, is at least one connector member 100 to flexibly connect adjacent tubular members 71, or grafts, or prostheses, 70. Connector member, or members, 100 are preferably formed of the same material as grafts 70, as previously described, and connector members 100 may be formed integrally between adjacent grafts 70, or j tubular members 71, as shown in FIG. 7. As seen in FIG. 8, the cross-sectional configuration of connector member, or members, 100, along the longitudinal axis of , 20 graft, or prosthesis 70~, is the same, in that - connector member, or members, 100 have the same uniform wall thickness of elongate members 75. Of course, it should be readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, that the thickness of connector members 100 could alternatively be smaller than that of elongate members 75; however, it is preferable that the outer circumferential surface 101 of connector members 100 lies in the same plane formed by the wall surface 74 of - grafts, or prostheses 70, as seen in FIG. 8.
Still with reference to FIGS. 7-8, connector ; members 100 are preferably disposed in a non-parallel relationship with respect to the longitudinal axis of adjacent grafts, or prostheses, 70. Further, it is ~` 35 .~ .
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preferable that the at least one connector member 100 is formed as a thin-walled spiral member 102 which is coplanar with the outer wall surface 74 of the adjacent tubular members 71, or adjacent grafts, Qr prostheses, 70. It should be noted that although graft, or prosthesis, 70~ is illustrated as including three grafts, or prostheses, 70 flexibly connected to one another by connector members 100, as few as two grafts 70 could be connected to form graft, or prosthesis, 70'.
Furthermore, many grafts 7-0 could be flexibly connected by connector members 100 as are desired to form graft, or prosthesis, 70'.
The delivery and expansion of graft, or prosthesis, 70' is the same as that previously described in connection with FIGS. lA, lB, and 3-4.
The length of the expandable, inflatable portion 84 of catheter 83 would be sized to conform with the length of the graft, or prosthesis, 70', as should be readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. Except for the length of the expandable, inflatable portion 84, catheter 83, the method of delivery of graft, or prosthesis, 70' and its subsequent, controllable ~ expansion and deformation are the same as previously ; ~ described.
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With reference to FIG. 9, the prosthesis 70' is illustrated in the configuration it would assume when ~ -being delivered to the desired location within the body n -passageway 80, and the graft, or prosthesis, 70' is disposed upon catheter 83 and is passing throuqh a -curved portion of body passageway 80, such as an -~
arterial bend. For clarity, catheter 83 is not shown in FIG. 9, since the flexibility of such catheters 83 is well known in the art. As seen in FIG. 9, because of the disposition of flexible connector members 100 ~ -~
between adjacent tubular members 71, or grafts, or prostheses, 70, graft, or prosthesis, 70' is able to flexibly bend, or articulate, with respect to the longitudinal axis of graft, or prosthesis, 70~, so as to be able to negotiate the curves or bends found in body passageways 80. As seen in FIG. 9, as graft, or prosthesis, 70~ bends, or articulates about the longitudinal axis of graft 70~, the spacing between : tubular members 71 increases, or expands, about the outer side of the curve, or bend, 103; and the spacing ; decreases, or is compressed, on the inner side of the curve, or bend, 104. Likewise, spiral connector members 102 adjacent the outer side of the curve 103 flexibly and resiliently stretch to permit the 15 expansion of the spacing thereat; and the spiral connector members 102 adjacent the inner side of the curve, 104 flexibly and resiliently compress to permit the decrease in the spacing between tubular members 71 on the inner side of curve 104. It should be noted 20 that connector members 100 permit the bending, or articulation, of adjacent tubular members 71 in any direction about the longitudinal axis of graft, or prosthesis, 70'.
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Turning now to FIG. 10, graft, or prosthesis, 25 70' is illustrated in its expanded, and deformed configuration, similar to that illustrated in FIG. lB.
It should be noted that should it be desired to implant graft, or prosthesis, 70' on a curved portion of a body passageway 80, such implantation and expansion would be 30 permitted by the connector members 100. It should also be noted that prostheses, or grafts, 70 could be flexibly connected to one another to form a graft, or prosthesis, 70' wherein such grafts, or prostheses, 70 are formed as wire mesh tubes of the type illustrated ¦ 35 in Applicant's Canadian patent No. l,281,504 granted t . :
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March 19, 1991 and entitled "Expandable Intraluminal Graft and Method and Apparatus for Implanting an Expandable Intraluminal Graft, which patent may be referred to for additional details, (See also U.S. patent No. 4,733,665, March 29, 1988).
It is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the exact details of construction, operation, exact materials or embodiments shown and described, as obvious modifications and equivalents will be apparent to one skilled in the art. Accordingly, the invention is therefore to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.
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Further, in this regard, the term ~body passagewayn encompasses any duct within the human body, such as those previously described, as well as any vein, ~330~ 8~
~ artery, or blood vessel within the human vascular ; system.
Still with reference to FIGS. lA and lB, the expandable intraluminal vascular graft, or prosthesis, 70 is shown to generally comprise a tubular member 71 having first and second ends 72, 73 and a wall surface 74 disposed between the first and second ends 72, 73.
Tubular member 71 has a first diameter, d, which, to be hereinafter described in greater detail, permits intraluminal delivery of the tubular member 71 into a body passageway 80 having a lumen 81 ( FIG. 3). With reference to FIG. lB, upon the application from the .
interior of the tubular member 71 of a radially, outwardly extending force, to be hereinafter described in greater detail tubular member 71 has a second, expanded diameter, d', which second diameter d' is . variable in size and dependent upon the amount of force applied to deform the tubular member 71.
Tubular member 71, may be any suitable material . 20 which is compatible with the human body and the bodily ~,. fluids (not shown) with which the vascular graft, or prosthesis, 70 may come into contact. Tubular member :~ 71 must also be made of a material which has the requisite strength and elasticity characteristics to ~,` 25 permit the tubular member 71 to be expanded and ~; deformed from the configuration shown in FIG. lA to the configuration shown illustrated in FIG. ls and further to permit the tubular membcr 71 to retain its expanded and deformed configuration with the enlarged diameter d' shown in FIG. lB and resist radial collapse.
Suitable materials for the fabrication of tubular member 71 would include silver, tantalum, stainless ~' steel, gold, titanium or any suitable plastic material ~,~ having the requisite characteristics previously ; '',' :::-; ;::
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. Preferably, tubular member 71 is initially a thin-walled stainless steel tube having a uniform wall . thickness, and a plurality of slots 82 are formed in : the wall surface 74 of tubular member 71. As seen in ; 5FIG. lA when tubular member 71 has the first diameter . d, the slots 82 are disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular member 71. As : seen in FIG. lA, the slots- 82 are preferably uniformly and circumferentially spaced from adjacent slots 82, as . 10by connecting members 77, which connecting members 77 .preferably have a length equal to the width of slots 82, as seen in FIG. lA. Slots 82 are further uniformly ....spaced from adjacent slots 82 along the longitudinal axis of the tubular member 71, which spacing is .. 15preferably equal to the width of connecting members 77.
:; Thus, the formation of slots 82 results in at least one .elongate member 75 being formed between adjacent slots 82, elongate member 75 extending between the first and `-second ends, 72, 73 of tubular member 71, as seen in .. 20FIG. lA.
.Still with reference to FIG. lA, each slot will have first and second ends with a connecting member 77 - disposed at the first and second ends of slots 82.
Preferably, the first and second ends of each slot 82 .. `. are disposed intermediate the first and second ends of adjacent slots 82 along the longitudinal axis of the tubular member 71. Thus, connecting members 77, which are disposed at the first and second ends of each slot ~ 3082, and between elongate members 75, will in turn be . disposed intermediate the first and second ends of ;:~ adjacent slots 82 along the longitudinal axis of the tubular member 71. Accordingly, slots 82 are i preferably uniformly and circumferentially spaced from i:` 35 , .
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adjacent slots, and slots 82 adjacent to one another along the longitudinal axis of tubular member 71 are in a staggered relationship with one another. Alternating slots disposed about the circumference of tubular member 71 at both the first and second ends 72, 73 of tubular member 71 will only have a length equal to approximately one-half of the length of a complete slot 82, such half-slot 82 being bounded by members 78, 79, at both the first and second ends 72, 73 of tubular member 71. Although the graft, or prosthesis, 70 of FIGS. lA and ls is illustrated to have a length approximately equal to the length of two slots 82, it - should be apparent that the length of the graft 70 could be made longer or shorter as desired.
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The foregoing described construction of graft, or prosthesis, 70 permits graft, or prosthesis, 70 to be expanded uniformly, and outwardly, in a controlled manner into the configuration shown in FIG. lB. upon - the application of a suitable force from the interior of tubular member 71, as will be hereinafter described in greater detail. The expansion of tubular member 71 into the configuration shown in FIG. lB is further uniform along the length of tubular member 71. not only because of the uniform spacing between slots 82, as ; previously described, but also because the thickness of the wall surface 74, or the thickness of connecting members 77, elongate members 75, and members 78, 79, is the same uniform thickness. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the uniform thickness of elongate member 75 is shown, -~ and the preferred cross-sectional configuration of elongate member 75, connecting member 77, and members `~ 78. 79. is illustrated, which configuration is ~ rectangular. It should of course be understood by ; those skilled in the art, that the cross-sectional configuration of the foregoing components of graft, or ~'~ ` 35 - `-: :: -~:
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prosthesis, 70 could also be square, rectangular, or other cross-sectional configurations. As will be hereinafter described in greater detail, it is preferable that the outer surface 74 of graft, or prosthesis, 70, which would be in contact with the body passageway 80 FIG. 4. should be relatively smooth.
With reference to FIG. lB, it is seen that after the graft, or prosthesis 70, has been expanded and deformed into the configuration of FIG. lB. the slots 82 will assume a substantially hexagonal configuration when the tubular member 71 has the second, expanded diameter, d~, as shown in FIG. lB. Such a hexagonal configuration will result when the slots 82 initially . have a substantially rectangular configuration when the tubular member 71 has the first diameter, d, illustrated in FIG. lA. It should be noted that were ! the width of slots 82 to be substantially reduced, whereby the length of connecting member 77 would : approximate a single point intersection, the expansion of such a tubular member 71 would result in slots 82 assuming a configuration which would be substantially a parallelogram (not shown).
., It should be noted that not only is tubular member ` 71 expanded from the configuration shown in FIG. lA to achieve the configuration shown in FIG. lB, but tubular member 71 is further ~deformed~' to achieve that configuration. By use of the term "deformed" is meant that the material from which graft, or prosthesis, 70 is manufactured is subjected to a force which is greater than the elastic limit of the material utilized to make tubular member 71. Accordingly, the force is s sufficient to permanently bend elongate members 75 whereby segments of the elongate members 75 pivot about connecting members 77 and move in a circumferential .
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direction as they pivot, whereby the diameter of the tubular member 71 increases from the first diameter, d, to the expanded diameter, d~, of FIG. lB. The force to be applied to expand tubular member 71, which is applied in the manner which will be hereinafter -~
described in greater detail, must thus be sufficient to ~-, 5 not only expand tubular member 71, but also to deform elongate member 75, in the manner previously described, whereby the portions of the elongate members 75 which pivot about the ends of c~onnecting members 77 do not nspring back'~ and assume their configuration shown in FIG. lA, but rather retain the configuration thereof in FIG. lB. Once graft, or prosthesis, 70 has been -~
expanded and deformed into the configuration sbown in ` FIG. lB, graft, or prosthesis 70, will serve to prevent :
a body passageway from collapsing as will be hereinafter described in greater detail. It should be -~
noted that when tubular member 71 has the first diameter, d, shown in FIG. lA, or after tubular member ; 71 has been expanded and deformed into the second, ~ - -expanded diameter, d', of FIG. lB, tubular member 71 does not exert any outward, radial force, in that - '~
;, tubular member 71 is not a "spring-like~ or ~self-expanding member~, which would tend to exert an outwardly radial force.
With reference now to FIGS. 3 and 4, the metbods and apparatus of the present invention will be -'-, ! described in greater detail. Once again, it should be understood that the methods and apparatus of the -~
present invention are useful not only for expanding the -~
lumen of a body passageway. such as an artery, vein, or blood vessel of the human vascular system, but are also --~
useful to perform the previously described procedures `~
to intraluminally reinforce other body passageways or ducts. as previously described. Still with reference :~ 35 ~ : ., ::, :. .;
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1~30 18g to FIGS. 3 and ~, an expandable intraluminal vascular graft, or prosthesis, 70, of the type described in connection with FIGS. lA and lB, is disposed or mounted -i upon a catheter 83. Catheter 83 has an expandable, inflatable portion 84 associated therewith. Catheter 83 includes means for mounting and retaining 85 the expandable intraluminal vascular graft, or prosthesis, 70 on the expandable, inflatable portion 84 of catheter 83. The mounting and retaining means 85 could comprise retainer ring members 86 disposed on the catheter 83 adjacent the expandable inflatable portion 84 of catheter 83; and a retainer ring member 86 is disposed adjacent each end 72, 73 of the expandable intraluminal vascular graft, or prosthesis, 70. Preferably, as seen in FIG. 3, retainer ring members are formed integral , with catheter 83. and the retainer ring member 86 adjacent the leading tip 87 of catheter 83 slopes -upwardly and away from cathete- tip 87 in order to protect and retain graft or prosthesis, 70 as it is ` inserted into the lumen 81 of body passageway 80, as to ~-be hereinafter described in greater detail. The j remaining retainer ring member 86 as shown in FIG. 3, slopes downwardly away from tip 87 of catheter 83, to insure easy removal of catheter 83 from body passageway 80. After expandable intraluminal graft, or 2S prosthesis, 70 has been disposed upon catheter 83, in the manner previously described, the graft, or prosthesis. 70 and catheter 83 are inserted within a ~ , ~ body passageway 80 by catheterization of the body ; passageway 80 in a conventional manner.
3 In a conventional manner. the catheter 83 and graft, or prosthesis, 70 are delivered to the desired location within the body passageway 80, whereat it is desired to expand the lumen 81 of body passageway 80 via intraluminal graft 70, or where it is desired to ' 133018~
implant prosthesis 70. Fluoroscopy, and/or other conventional techniques may be utilized to insure that the catheter 83 and graft, or prosthesis, 70 are delivered to the desired location within the body ;
passageway. Prosthesis, or graft, 70 is then controllably expanded and deformed by controllably expanding the expandable, inflatable portion 84 of catheter 83, whereby the prosthesis, or graft, 70 is expanded and deformed radially, outwardly into contact with the body passageway 80, as shown in FIG. 4. In this regard, the expandable, inflatable portion of catheter 83 may be a conventional angioplasty balloon 88. After the desired expansion and deformation of ~;
prosthesis, or graft, 70 has been accomplished, angioplasty balloon 88 may be collapsed, or deflated, and the catheter 83 may be removed in a conventional ; 15 manner from body passageway 80. If desired, as seen in FIG. 3, catheter 83, having graft or prosthesis, 70 disposed thereon, may be initially encased in a conventional Teflon~ sheath 89, which is pulled away -~
from prosthesis, or graft, 70, prior to expansion of -the prosthesis, or graft, 70.
Still with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, it should be noted that tubular member 71 of prosthesis, or -graft, 70 initially has the first predetermined, collapsed diameter, d, as described in connection with FIG. lA, in order to permit the insertion of the -tubular member, 71 into the body passageway;80 as previously described. When it is desired to implant -;
prosthesis 70 within a body passageway 80 for the purposes previously described, the prosthesis 70 is, -controllably expanded and deformed to the second diameter, d', and the second, expanded diameter, d', is variable and determined by the internal diameter of the -body passageway 80, as shown in FIG. 4, and by the 3 5 ~; ~ ~r .
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amount of expansion of the inflatable portion 84 of : catheter 83. Accordingly, the expanded and deformed prosthesis 70, upon deflation of angioplasty balloon 88 will not be able to migrate from the desired location - within the body passageway 80, nor will the expansion of the prosthesis 70 be likely to cause a rupture of the body passageway 80. Furthermore, ins~far as prosthesis, or graft, 70 is not a 'Ispring-like" or "self-expanding member~, the prosthesis is not consistently applying an outward, radial force against the interior surface of body passageway 80, in excess of that required to resist radial collapse of the body passageway 80. Thus, erosion of the interior surface, or intima, of the artery or body passageway is prevented.
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When it is desired to use expandable intraluminal graft 70 to expand the lumen 81 of a body passageway 80 having an area of stenosis, the expansion of intra-luminal vascular graft 70 by angioplasty balloon 88, allows controlled dilation of the stenotic area and, at the same time controlled expansion and deformation of `, the vascular graft 70, whereby vascular graft 70 ~i prevents the body passageway 80 from collapsing and decreasing the size of the previously expanded lumen 81.
Once again, the second, expanded diameter d' of intraluminal vascular graft 70, as shown in FIG. 4, is variable and determined by the desired expanded internal diameter of body passageway 80. Thus, the expandable intraluminal graft 70 will not migrate away from the desired location within the body passageway 80 upon deflation of angioplasty balloon 88, nor will the expansion of intraluminal graft 70 likely cause a rupture of body passageway 80, nor any erosion as previously described. Further, should an intimal flap, " or fissure, be formed in body passageway 80 at the `:~` 35 location of graft 70, graft 70 will insure that such an intimal flap will not be able to fold inwardly into body passageway 80, nor tear loose and flow through body passageway 80. In the situation of utilizing ; graft 70 in the manner previously described to expand the lumen of a portion of a critical body passageway, such as the left main coronary artery, it is believed that the intimal flap will be unable to occlude the left main coronary artery of the heart and cause the death of the patient.
Because it is only necessary to inflate angioplasty balloon 88 one time in order to expand and deform graft 70, it is believed that a greater amount of endothelium, or inner layer of the intima, or inner surface of the body passageway, will be preserved, insofar as the extent of endothelial denudation during transluminal angioplasty is proportional to the balloon inflation time. Further, in theory, the amount of preserved endothelium should be large because in the expanded configuration of graft 70, potentially 80% of ; 20 the endothelium is exposed through the openings or expanded slots 82 of graft 70. It is further believed that intact patches of endothelium within expanded slots 82 of graft 70 may result in a rapid, multicentric endothelialization pattern as shown by experimental studies.
With reference now to FIGS. 5 and 6, prostheses, or grafts, 70 of the type previously described in connection with FIGS. lA and lB are shown, and the - 30 tubular members 71 of grafts, or prostheses, 70 have a , biologically inert or biologically compatible coating 90 placed upon wall surfaces 74 of tubular shaped members 71. Examples of a suitable biologically inert coating would be porous polyurethane, Teflon~, or other `~
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conventional biologically inert plastic materials. The coating 90 should be thin and highly elastic so as not to interfere with the desired expansion and deformation of prosthesis, or graft, 70. Coating 90 may be further provided with a means for anchoring 91 (FIG. 6) the tubular member 71 to the body passageway 80. Anchoring means 91 may be comprised of a plurality of radially, outwardly extending projections 92 formed on the coating 90. As seen in FIG. 6, the radially outwardly extending projections 92 could comprise a plurality of ridges 93, or other types of radially, outwardly extending projections. Further, it may be desirable to have a plurality of openings 94 formed in coating 90, as shown in FIG. 5, whereby the fluid contained in body passageway 80 can be in direct contact with the dilated, or expanded, body passageway area. Examples . 15 of biologically compatible coatings 90 would include coatings made of absorbable polymers such as those used to manufacture absorbable sutures. Such absorbable polymers include polyglycoides, polylactides, and copolymers thereof. Such absorbable polymers could also contain various types of drugs, whereby as the coating 90 is absorbed, or dissolves, the drug would be slowly released into the body passageway 80.
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Turning now to FIGS. 7-10, an expandable intraluminal vascular graft, or prosthesis, 70~ is shown for implantation in curved body passageways 80, or for use in the elongated sections of body passageway 80, when a prosthesis or a graft, 70' is required which is longer than the graft, or prostheses, 70 of FIG. lA.
Identical reference numerals are used throughout FIGS.
7-10 for elements which are the same in design, construction, and operation, as those previously described in connection with FIGS. lA-6, and primed reference numerals are used for elements which are `~ '' -24- ~33018~
similar in constr~ction, design, and operation, as those previously described in connection with lA-6.
As seen in FIG. 7, graft. or prosthesis, 70' generally includes a plurality of prostheses, or grafts, 70 as described previously in connection with FIGS. lA, lB, and 2. Preferably~ the length of each graft, or prosthesis, 70 is approximately the length of one slot 82: however, the length of each graft 70 could be approximately equal to the length of two slots 82, as illustrated in FIG. lA. Disposed between adjacent tubular members, 71, or adjacent grafts, or prostheses, 70, is at least one connector member 100 to flexibly connect adjacent tubular members 71, or grafts, or prostheses, 70. Connector member, or members, 100 are preferably formed of the same material as grafts 70, as previously described, and connector members 100 may be formed integrally between adjacent grafts 70, or j tubular members 71, as shown in FIG. 7. As seen in FIG. 8, the cross-sectional configuration of connector member, or members, 100, along the longitudinal axis of , 20 graft, or prosthesis 70~, is the same, in that - connector member, or members, 100 have the same uniform wall thickness of elongate members 75. Of course, it should be readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, that the thickness of connector members 100 could alternatively be smaller than that of elongate members 75; however, it is preferable that the outer circumferential surface 101 of connector members 100 lies in the same plane formed by the wall surface 74 of - grafts, or prostheses 70, as seen in FIG. 8.
Still with reference to FIGS. 7-8, connector ; members 100 are preferably disposed in a non-parallel relationship with respect to the longitudinal axis of adjacent grafts, or prostheses, 70. Further, it is ~` 35 .~ .
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preferable that the at least one connector member 100 is formed as a thin-walled spiral member 102 which is coplanar with the outer wall surface 74 of the adjacent tubular members 71, or adjacent grafts, Qr prostheses, 70. It should be noted that although graft, or prosthesis, 70~ is illustrated as including three grafts, or prostheses, 70 flexibly connected to one another by connector members 100, as few as two grafts 70 could be connected to form graft, or prosthesis, 70'.
Furthermore, many grafts 7-0 could be flexibly connected by connector members 100 as are desired to form graft, or prosthesis, 70'.
The delivery and expansion of graft, or prosthesis, 70' is the same as that previously described in connection with FIGS. lA, lB, and 3-4.
The length of the expandable, inflatable portion 84 of catheter 83 would be sized to conform with the length of the graft, or prosthesis, 70', as should be readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. Except for the length of the expandable, inflatable portion 84, catheter 83, the method of delivery of graft, or prosthesis, 70' and its subsequent, controllable ~ expansion and deformation are the same as previously ; ~ described.
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With reference to FIG. 9, the prosthesis 70' is illustrated in the configuration it would assume when ~ -being delivered to the desired location within the body n -passageway 80, and the graft, or prosthesis, 70' is disposed upon catheter 83 and is passing throuqh a -curved portion of body passageway 80, such as an -~
arterial bend. For clarity, catheter 83 is not shown in FIG. 9, since the flexibility of such catheters 83 is well known in the art. As seen in FIG. 9, because of the disposition of flexible connector members 100 ~ -~
between adjacent tubular members 71, or grafts, or prostheses, 70, graft, or prosthesis, 70' is able to flexibly bend, or articulate, with respect to the longitudinal axis of graft, or prosthesis, 70~, so as to be able to negotiate the curves or bends found in body passageways 80. As seen in FIG. 9, as graft, or prosthesis, 70~ bends, or articulates about the longitudinal axis of graft 70~, the spacing between : tubular members 71 increases, or expands, about the outer side of the curve, or bend, 103; and the spacing ; decreases, or is compressed, on the inner side of the curve, or bend, 104. Likewise, spiral connector members 102 adjacent the outer side of the curve 103 flexibly and resiliently stretch to permit the 15 expansion of the spacing thereat; and the spiral connector members 102 adjacent the inner side of the curve, 104 flexibly and resiliently compress to permit the decrease in the spacing between tubular members 71 on the inner side of curve 104. It should be noted 20 that connector members 100 permit the bending, or articulation, of adjacent tubular members 71 in any direction about the longitudinal axis of graft, or prosthesis, 70'.
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Turning now to FIG. 10, graft, or prosthesis, 25 70' is illustrated in its expanded, and deformed configuration, similar to that illustrated in FIG. lB.
It should be noted that should it be desired to implant graft, or prosthesis, 70' on a curved portion of a body passageway 80, such implantation and expansion would be 30 permitted by the connector members 100. It should also be noted that prostheses, or grafts, 70 could be flexibly connected to one another to form a graft, or prosthesis, 70' wherein such grafts, or prostheses, 70 are formed as wire mesh tubes of the type illustrated ¦ 35 in Applicant's Canadian patent No. l,281,504 granted t . :
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March 19, 1991 and entitled "Expandable Intraluminal Graft and Method and Apparatus for Implanting an Expandable Intraluminal Graft, which patent may be referred to for additional details, (See also U.S. patent No. 4,733,665, March 29, 1988).
It is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the exact details of construction, operation, exact materials or embodiments shown and described, as obvious modifications and equivalents will be apparent to one skilled in the art. Accordingly, the invention is therefore to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.
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1. An expandable intraluminal vascular graft, comprising:
a plurality of thin-walled tubular members, each having first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends, the wall surface having a substantially uniform thickness and a plurality of slots formed therein, the slots being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of each tubular member;
at least one connector member being disposed between adjacent tubular members to flexibly connect adjacent tubular members;
each tubular member having a first diameter which permits intraluminal delivery of the tubular members into a body passageway having a lumen: and the tubular members having a second, expanded and deformed diameter, upon the application from the interior of the tubular members of a radially, outwardly extending force, which second diameter is variable and dependent upon the amount of force applied to the tubular members, whereby the tubular members may be expanded and deformed to expand the lumen of the body passageway.
a plurality of thin-walled tubular members, each having first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends, the wall surface having a substantially uniform thickness and a plurality of slots formed therein, the slots being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of each tubular member;
at least one connector member being disposed between adjacent tubular members to flexibly connect adjacent tubular members;
each tubular member having a first diameter which permits intraluminal delivery of the tubular members into a body passageway having a lumen: and the tubular members having a second, expanded and deformed diameter, upon the application from the interior of the tubular members of a radially, outwardly extending force, which second diameter is variable and dependent upon the amount of force applied to the tubular members, whereby the tubular members may be expanded and deformed to expand the lumen of the body passageway.
2. The expandable intraluminal graft of claim 1, wherein at least one connector member is disposed in a non-parallel relationship with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members.
3. The expandable intraluminal graft of claim 1, wherein the at least one connector member is disposed coplanar with each tubular member and non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members.
4. The expandable intraluminal graft of claim 1, wherein the at least one connector member is a thin-walled, spiral member, coplanar with adjacent tubular members.
5. An expandable prosthesis for a body passageway comprising:
a plurality of thin-walled tubular members, each having a first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends, the wall surface having a substantially uniform thickness and a plurality of slots formed therein, the slots being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of each tubular member:
at least one connector member being disposed between adjacent tubular members to flexibly connect adjacent tubular members:
each tubular member having a first diameter which permits intraluminal delivery of the tubular members into a body passageway having a lumen: and the tubular members having a second, expanded and deformed diameter, upon the application from the interior of the tubular members, of a radially, outwardly extending force, which second diameter is variable and dependent upon the amount of force applied to the tubular member, whereby the tubular member may be expanded and deformed to expand the lumen of the body passageway.
a plurality of thin-walled tubular members, each having a first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends, the wall surface having a substantially uniform thickness and a plurality of slots formed therein, the slots being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of each tubular member:
at least one connector member being disposed between adjacent tubular members to flexibly connect adjacent tubular members:
each tubular member having a first diameter which permits intraluminal delivery of the tubular members into a body passageway having a lumen: and the tubular members having a second, expanded and deformed diameter, upon the application from the interior of the tubular members, of a radially, outwardly extending force, which second diameter is variable and dependent upon the amount of force applied to the tubular member, whereby the tubular member may be expanded and deformed to expand the lumen of the body passageway.
6 . The expandable prosthesis of claim 5, wherein at least one connector member is disposed in a non-parallel relationship with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members.
7. The expandable prosthesis of claim 5, wherein the at least one connector member is disposed coplanar with each tubular member and non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members.
8. The expandable prosthesis of claim 5, wherein the at least one connector member is a thin-walled spiral member, coplanar with adjacent tubular members.
9, An apparatus for intraluminally reinforcing a body passageway, comprising:
a plurality of expandable and deformable, thin-walled tubular prostheses, each prosthesis having first and second ends, and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends, the wall surface having a plurality of slots formed therein, the slots being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axes of the prostheses, at least one connector member being disposed between adjacent tubular members to flexibly connect adjacent tubular members; and a catheter, having an expandable, inflatable portion associated therewith and including means for mounting an retaining the expandable, thin-walled tubular prostheses on the expandable, inflatable portion, whereby upon inflation of the expandable, inflatable portion of the catheter, the prostheses are expanded and deformed radially outwardly into contact with the body passageway.
a plurality of expandable and deformable, thin-walled tubular prostheses, each prosthesis having first and second ends, and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends, the wall surface having a plurality of slots formed therein, the slots being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axes of the prostheses, at least one connector member being disposed between adjacent tubular members to flexibly connect adjacent tubular members; and a catheter, having an expandable, inflatable portion associated therewith and including means for mounting an retaining the expandable, thin-walled tubular prostheses on the expandable, inflatable portion, whereby upon inflation of the expandable, inflatable portion of the catheter, the prostheses are expanded and deformed radially outwardly into contact with the body passageway.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the mounting and retaining means comprises retainer ring members disposed on the catheter adjacent the expandable, inflatable portion and adjacent the ends of the expandable, tubular prostheses.
11. An apparatus for expanding the lumen of a body passageway comprising:
a plurality of expandable and deformable thin-walled intraluminal vascular grafts, each graft having first and second ends, and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends, the wall surface having a plurality of slots formed therein, the slots being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axes of the grafts, at least one connector member being disposed between adjacent tubular members to flexibly connect adjacent tubular members: and a catheter, having an expandable, inflatable portion associated therewith and including means for mounting and retaining the expandable, deformable intraluminal vascular grafts on the expandable, inflatable portion, whereby upon inflation of the expandable, inflatable portion of the catheter, the intraluminal vascular grafts are expanded and deformed radially outwardly into contact with the body passageway.
a plurality of expandable and deformable thin-walled intraluminal vascular grafts, each graft having first and second ends, and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends, the wall surface having a plurality of slots formed therein, the slots being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axes of the grafts, at least one connector member being disposed between adjacent tubular members to flexibly connect adjacent tubular members: and a catheter, having an expandable, inflatable portion associated therewith and including means for mounting and retaining the expandable, deformable intraluminal vascular grafts on the expandable, inflatable portion, whereby upon inflation of the expandable, inflatable portion of the catheter, the intraluminal vascular grafts are expanded and deformed radially outwardly into contact with the body passageway.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the mounting and retaining means comprises retainer ring members disposed on the catheter adjacent the expandable, inflatable portion and adjacent the ends of the expandable intraluminal vascular grafts.
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