Medical graft connector and methods of making and installing same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6620176
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09663955

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A medical graft connector for connecting an end of a tubular graft conduit to a side wall of a patient's existing tubular body conduit via an aperture in the side wall thereof has a first plurality of fingers configured to engage an interior surface of the side wall of the existing conduit. A second plurality of fingers is configured to engage an exterior surface of the side wall of the existing conduit. A third plurality of fingers is received in an interior lumen of the graft conduit, and a fourth plurality of fingers is configured to pierce the graft conduit. The connector is radially deformable between a first size and a second size.

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ST JUDE MEDICAL ATG INC6500 WEDGWOOD ROAD MAPLE GROVE MN 55311

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Berg, Todd Allen Plymouth, MN 43 5421
Hindrichs, Paul J Plymouth, MN 41 4645
Peterson, Alex Alden Maple Grove, MN 29 2098
St, Germain Jon Patrick Elk River, MN 13 1450
Wahlberg, Mark D St. Paul, MN 19 3056

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