METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VASCULAR ACCESS

摘要

A method and system are provided for performing vascular procedures such as dialysis. The system provides needleless vascular access which reduces the repeated traumas of conventional systems by providing a vascular graft and implant combination which interfaces with a specially-designed connector device. The installed implant is low profile, small and stable, and saddles one or two vessels and is secured to adjacent tissues. The stability of the implant is maintained by features that encompass the vessel and the surrounding tissue. These features are enhanced by the catheter attachment, which also provides reduced trauma and provides convenient access to the implant for performance of dialysis functions.