摘要 |
An intraluminal grafting system (50) having a balloon catheter assembly (51), a capsule catheter assembly (52) and capsule jacket assembly (53) is used for deploying a graft (55) having attachment means in the vessel of an animal body. The system (50) contains a proximal capsule means (130) and a distal capsule means (90), wherein the graft (55) is disposed within the two capsule means (90,130) and a removable sheath (160) covers the graft (55) and capsule means (90,130). The graft (55) is comprised of a tubular member having superior and inferior ends, having attachment means with wall engaging members secured thereto. The balloon catheter (51) is disposed within the capsule catheter (52) to provide relative movement between the balloon catheter (51) and the capsule catheter (52), whereby the graft (55) can be removed from the capsule means (90,130). The balloon (60) is inflated to firmly implant the graft (55) and attachment means within the vessel. The graft (55) and attachment means remain in the vessel after the intraluminal grafting system (50) is withdrawn. <IMAGE> |