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- the present invention relates generally to a method for improving blood flow in the body of a patient and more particularly concerns an extravascular bypass grafting method which utilizes an intravascular approach.
- Treatment of vascular disease in which the lumen of a blood vessel is significantly narrowed or occluded by atherosclerosis includes surgical and endovascular methods.
- Conventional surgical methods include obtaining access to a blood vessel via one or more surgical incisions and either removing the blockage by performing an endarterectomy or bypassing the blockage by placing a bypass graft which has a generally cylindrical shape.
- Endovascular methods include obtaining access to a blood vessel with a catheter and improving blood flow therein by performing an athrectomy, atherolysis, or balloon and laser angioplasty with or without endovascular stent placement.
- the preferred treatment of severe stenosis or occlusion of a long vessel segment has been surgical bypass grafting.
- conventional surgical bypass grafting is an accepted procedure, it presents substantial morbidity and mortality risks. Also, not all patients are acceptable candidates for the above surgical procedure clue to advanced age and preexisting medical conditions. Moreover, conventional surgical bypass grafting is an invasive procedure which may require extended hospitalization due to postoperative recovery. In addition, the above surgical procedure may involve substantial financial costs to patients, hospitals and society in general. Further, incisions made during the above surgical procedure may cause significant cosmetically unattractive scarring which is undesirable to many patients.
- One embodiment of the present invention involves a method of implanting a graft prosthesis in the body of a patient to bypass a segment of a blood vessel.
- the method includes the steps of (1) making an incision in the body, (2) positioning a graft so that one end of the graft is located substantially adjacent the blood vessel at a site upstream of the segment and a second end of the graft is located substantially adjacent the blood vessel at a site downstream of the segment, wherein the positioning step includes the step of placing the graft into the body through the incision, and further wherein the positioning step is performed while the upstream site is covered by a substantially intact portion of the epidermis of the body, (3) isolating a region of the area within the blood vessel substantially adjacent the upstream site from fluid communication with the rest of the area within the blood vessel, wherein the upstream isolating step is performed while the upstream site is covered by the substantially intact portion of the epidermis of the body, (4) making an artenotomy in a sidewall of the blood vessel
- Another embodiment of the present invention involves a method for implanting an end portion of a graft within the body of a patient during a bypass grafting procedure.
- the method includes the steps of (1) making an incision in the body at a first location, (2) isolating a region of the area within a blood vessel of the body substantially adjacent a second location from fluid communication with the rest of the area within the blood vessel, wherein the first location is remote from the second location, and further wherein the isolating step is performed while the second location is covered by a substantially intact portion of the epidermis of the body, (3) making an arteriotomy in the sidewall of the blood vessel substantially adjacent the second location to create a communicating aperture between the isolated region and the outside of the blood vessel, wherein the arteriotomy making step is performed while the second location is covered by the substantially intact portion of the epidermis of the body, (4) advancing the end portion of the graft through the incision to the second location, wherein the advancing step is performed while the second location is covered by the substantially intact
- Still another embodiment of the present invention involves a graft which is securable to a sidewall of a blood vessel having an arteriotomy defined therein.
- the graft includes a body portion, and a flanged end portion attached to the body portion, the flanged end portion being positionable substantially adjacent a portion of the sidewall of the blood vessel which substantially surrounds the arteriotomy.
- Yet another embodiment of the present invention involves a graft and stent assembly which is securable to a sidewall of a blood vessel having an arteriotomy defined therein.
- the graft and stent assembly includes a graft having an end portion which is positionable within the blood vessel and substantially adjacent a portion of the sidewall of the blood vessel which substantially surrounds the arteriotomy.
- the graft and stent assembly further includes a stent positionable within the blood vessel and in contact with the end portion of the graft so as to secure the end portion of the graft between the sidewall of the blood vessel and the stent.
- One object of the present invention is to provide an improved method for implanting a graft prosthesis in the body of a patient.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved method for implanting an end portion of a graft within the body of a patient.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method of implanting a graft prosthesis in the body of a patient which is less invasive relative to conventional surgical bypass grafting procedures.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method of implanting a graft prosthesis in the body of a patient which obviates at least one surgical incision (e.g. the abdominal surgical incision) as compared to conventional surgical bypass grafting procedures.
- a surgical incision e.g. the abdominal surgical incision
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method of implanting a graft prosthesis in the body of a-patient which has low morbidity and mortality risk to patients.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method of implanting a graft prosthesis in the body of a patient which can be performed on patients whom are elderly or have poor preexisting medical conditions.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method of implanting a graft prosthesis in the body of a patient which requires relatively less financial costs to patients, hospitals and society in general as compared to conventional surgical bypass grafting techniques.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an improved graft prosthesis.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improved graft and stent assembly.
- Another object of the present-invention is to provide a graft which can be conveniently secured to a blood vessel.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a graft and stent assembly which allows the graft to be conveniently secured to a blood vessel.
- Yet still another object of the present invention is to provide a graft which is easy to implant in the body of a patient.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a graft and stent assembly which is easy to implant in the body of a patient.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a graft which to functions well after it is implanted in the body of a patient.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a graft and stent assembly which functions well after it is implanted in the body of a patient.
- FIG. 1 is a fragmentary front elevational view of a human body showing a blood vessel which includes the aorta, the right common iliac artery, the right common femoral artery and the left common femoral artery wherein a segment of the blood vessel is occluded.
- FIG. 1 also shows a portion of each inguinal ligament of the human body.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the human body and blood vessel of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 shows the human body and blood vessel of FIG. 2 with a balloon tip catheter positioned within the blood vessel wherein the balloon is inflated in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 but showing a second balloon-tip catheter positioned within the blood vessel wherein the second balloon is inflated in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4 but showing the blood-vessel in phantom except for a portion thereof that is exposed through a gaping surgical incision. Also shown exposed through the surgical incision in FIG. 5 is a portion of the right inguinal ligament.
- FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 5 but showing another portion of the blood vessel, including the aorta, exposed for clarity of description. Moreover, in FIG. 6 a laparoscope (depicted schematically) is shown inserted through the surgical incision in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 6 but showing a needle positioned within the laparoscope in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 7 but showing the needle removed from the laparoscope and replaced with a scissors device in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 9A is an elevational view of a graft prosthesis used in carrying out the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 9B is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 9 B- 9 B of FIG. 9A as viewed in the direction of the arrows.
- FIG. 9C is a fragmentary perspective view of the graft prosthesis of FIG. 9A showing its outwardly extending flanged end portion.
- FIG. 9D is another fragmentary perspective view of the graft prosthesis of 25 FIG. 9A showing its outwardly extending flanged end portion.
- FIG. 9E is a view similar to FIG. 9C but showing a plurality of springs, in phantom, integrally positioned within the outwardly extending flanged end portion, in addition to a portion of the sidewalls of the graft prosthesis of FIG. 9A .
- FIG. 9F is an elevational view of one of the plurality of springs of FIG. 9E .
- FIG. 9G is an elevational view of another of the plurality of springs of FIG. 9E .
- FIG. 9H is an elevational view of yet another of the plurality of springs of FIG. 9E .
- FIG. 9I is an elevational view of still another of the plurality of springs of FIG. 9E .
- FIG. 10A is an elevational view of the graft prosthesis of FIG. 9A wherein the graft prosthesis is in a rolled configuration.
- FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 10 B- 10 B of FIG. 10A as viewed in the direction of the arrows.
- FIG. 11A is an elevational view of the laparoscope of FIG. 6 . Moreover, FIG. 11A shows the graft prosthesis of FIG. 10A , positioned within the laparoscope in accordance with the method of the present invention. FIG. 11A further shows a plunger, used in carrying out the preferred method of the present invention, partially positioned within the laparoscope in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 11 B- 11 B of FIG. 11A as viewed in the direction of the arrows.
- FIG. 12 is a view similar to FIG. 8 but showing the scissors device removed from the laparoscope and replaced with the graft prosthesis and plunger of FIG. 11A in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a view similar to FIG. 12 but showing the graft prosthesis being advanced out the distal end of the laparoscope in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a view similar to FIG. 13 but showing the graft prosthesis being further advanced out the distal end of the laparoscope in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a view similar to FIG. 14 but showing the graft prosthesis being yet further advanced out the distal end of the laparoscope in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a view similar to FIG. 15 but showing the laparoscope removed from the surgical incision and showing the graft prosthesis after it had reverted back to its prerolled configuration in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a view similar to FIG. 16 but showing a third balloon-tip catheter having a balloon thereon and further having an expandable stent, in its unexpended state, positioned over the balloon, advanced to a position within the blood vessel in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a view similar to FIG. 17 but showing the balloon of the third balloon-tip catheter inflated so as to expand the stent in to its expanded configuration in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 19A is a view similar to FIG. 18 but showing the third balloon-tip catheter removed from the blood vessel and showing the stent expanded to form an anastomosis between one end of the graft prosthesis and the blood vessel in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 19B is an enlarged schematic side elevational view showing a number of sutures tied to the sidewall of the blood vessel so as to secure the end portion of the graft and the stent thereto as a possible additional procedure in order to further ensure the integrity of the anastomosis of FIG. 19A .
- FIG. 19C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 19 C- 19 C of FIG. 19B as viewed in the direction of the arrows.
- FIG. 19D is a view similar to FIG. 19A but showing a laparoscope (depicted schematically) inserted through an incision in the epidermis of the body and into the peritoneal cavity, and further showing a grasper holding a curved needle with an end of a suture attached thereto wherein the distal end of the grasper is positioned at the upstream site.
- a laparoscope depictted schematically
- FIG. 19D is a view similar to FIG. 19A but showing a laparoscope (depicted schematically) inserted through an incision in the epidermis of the body and into the peritoneal cavity, and further showing a grasper holding a curved needle with an end of a suture attached thereto wherein the distal end of the grasper is positioned at the upstream site.
- FIG. 19E is an enlarged schematic side elevational view showing a number of sutures tied to the sidewall of the blood vessel so as to secure the end portion of the graft thereto (without the use of the stent), wherein the end portion of the graft is positioned within the upstream isolated region, as an alternative procedure in forming an anastomosis between the end portion of the graft and the blood vessel.
- FIG. 19F is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 19 F- 19 F of FIG. 19E as viewed in the direction of the arrows.
- FIG. 19G is an enlarged schematic side elevational view showing a number of sutures tied to the sidewall of the blood vessel so as to secure the end portion of the graft thereto (without the use of the stent), wherein the end portion of the graft is positioned outside of the upstream isolated region, as another alternative procedure in forming an anastomosis between the end portion of the graft and the blood vessel.
- FIG. 19H is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 19 H- 19 H of FIG. 19G as viewed in the direction of the arrows.
- FIG. 20A is an enlarged side elevational view showing the anastomosis of FIG. 19A .
- FIG. 20B is a cross-sectional view taken along the fine 20 B- 20 B of FIG. 20A as viewed in the direction of the arrows.
- FIG. 20C is a cross-sectional view taken along the fine 20 C- 20 C of FIG. 20A as viewed in the direction of the arrows.
- FIG. 21 is a view similar to FIG. 19A but showing a pair of clamps positioned on the blood vessel in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 22 is a view similar to FIG. 21 but showing an arteriotomy formed in the sidewall of the blood vessel in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 23 is a view similar to FIG. 22 but showing an anastomosis formed between the other end the graft prosthesis and the blood vessel in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIG. 24 is a view similar to FIG. 23 but showing the first balloon-tip catheter and the second balloon-tip catheter removed from the blood vessel in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention.
- FIGS. 25-33 are views showing performance of a bypass grafting procedure in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a portion of a human body, generally designated by the reference numeral 10 , with an artery, the common iliac artery 12 , having an occluded segment, generally designated by the reference numeral 14 .
- Human body 10 is further shown having other arteries, in particular, aorta 16 , right common femoral artery 18 , left common femoral artery 30 and renal arteries 20 .
- human body 10 includes a right inguinal ligament 19 and a left inguinal ligament 29 .
- Human body 10 also includes an epidermis 13 (see e.g. FIG. 6 ).
- FIG. 2 shows an enlarged view of aorta 16 , right common iliac artery 12 , occluded segment 14 , right common femoral artery 18 , left common femoral artery 30 , renal arteries 20 and right inguinal ligament 19 .
- a blood vessel is shown, generally designated by the reference numeral 11 , which includes aorta 16 , right common iliac artery 12 , right common femoral artery 18 and left common femoral artery 30 .
- Blood vessel 11 when not occluded, conveys blood from a point C within aorta 16 to a point D within right common femoral artery 18 (see FIGS. 1-2 ). However, due to the presence of occluded segment 14 , blood is substantially totally precluded from being conveyed from point C within aorta 16 to point D within right common femoral artery 18 via the direct route of right common iliac artery 12 . While the inventive method will hereinafter be described with regard to a substantially totally occluded segment of a blood vessel of a patient, it will be understood to one skilled in the art that the inventive method is equally effective for bypass of a partially occluded segment of a blood vessel. In addition, the inventive method is also useful for bypass of an aneurysmal segment of a blood vessel.
- FIGS. 3-24 successive steps according to the preferred method of the present invention are depicted of the implantation of a graft prosthesis of the present invention to couple aorta 16 to right common femoral artery 18 thereby bypassing occluded segment 14 of blood vessel 11 .
- One step of the preferred method of the present invention comprises isolating a region of the area within the blood vessel 11 , located near a site 21 (see FIG. 4 ) upstream of occluded segment 14 , from fluid communication with the rest of the area within the blood vessel.
- site 21 which is located downstream of occluded segment 14 (see FIG. 4 ).
- Upstream site 21 is located substantially adjacent the blood vessel 11 and designates a working area where the distal end of medical instruments and various medical devices may be positioned during the process of securing one end of a graft to the blood vessel.
- Upstream site 21 is located near blood vessel 11 so as to allow such distal end of medical instruments and medical devices to be appropriately manipulated at upstream site 21 to thereby successfully secure the one end of the graft to the blood vessel.
- Downstream site 31 is located substantially adjacent the blood vessel 11 and also designates a working area where the distal end of medical instruments, physician's hands and various medical devices may be positioned during the process of securing a second end of the graft to the blood vessel.
- Downstream site 31 is also located near blood vessel 11 so as to allow such distal end of medical instruments, physician's hands and medical devices to be appropriately manipulated at downstream site 31 to thereby successfully secure the second end of the graft to the blood vessel.
- a balloon-tip catheter 22 having a balloon 24 thereon is percutaneously inserted into blood vessel 11 via the right or left axillary artery (not shown). This step may be accomplished using standard catherization techniques. The distal end of catheter 22 is then advanced into aorta 16 until balloon 24 is positioned distal to renal arteries 20 as shown in FIG. 3 . Balloon 24 is then inflated to and maintained at a size such that fluid communication is substantially terminated in aorta 16 between the portion of blood vessel 11 proximal to balloon 24 and the portion of blood vessel 11 distal to balloon 24 .
- modification may be readily made to an existing design of a conventional balloon-tip catheter to achieve the above desired results.
- One such modification would include providing a balloon on the catheter which is inflatable to an outer diameter which is larger than the inner diameter of the aorta.
- Another such modification would include providing a coarse textured outer surface to the balloon of the catheter. The above modification would provide increased frictional resistance between the inflated balloon and the sidewall of the blood vessel when force is applied to the balloon in the axial direction thereof.
- a balloon-tip catheter having a conventional design is available through Medi-tech, Incorporated of Watertown, Mass., as Order No. 17-207 (Description: OBW/40/8121100).
- a balloon-tip catheter 26 having a balloon 28 thereon and an open lumen defined therein is percutaneously inserted into blood vessel 11 via the left common femoral artery 30 .
- This step may be accomplished using standard catherization techniques.
- the distal end of the catheter 26 is then advanced into aorta 16 until balloon 28 is positioned proximal to the aortic bifurcation.
- Balloon 28 is then inflated to and maintained at a size such that fluid communication is substantially terminated in aorta 16 between the portion of blood vessel 11 proximal to balloon 28 and the portion of blood vessel 11 distal to balloon 28 .
- a surgical cut-down may need to be performed in order to expose left common femoral artery 30 . Such exposure would facilitate both placement of catheter 26 into blood vessel 11 and repair of such blood vessel following subsequent removal of such catheter therefrom.
- Temporary occlusion of the blood flow in the inferior mesenteric artery may need to be performed in order to prevent the flow of blood from the inferior mesenteric artery into aorta 16 due to placement of inflated balloons 24 and 28 as discussed above.
- the region bound by balloon 24 of catheter 22 and balloon 28 of catheter 26 and the sidewall of blood vessel 11 contained there between defines a region 40 of the area within blood vessel 11 , located near site 21 upstream of occluded segment 14 , which is substantially isolated from fluid communication with the rest of the area within blood vessel 11 .
- the step of isolating the region of the area within blood vessel 11 , located near upstream site 21 , from fluid communication with the rest of the area within the blood vessel may be accomplished by laparoscopically placing a first clamp around the blood vessel 11 at the location where balloon 24 of the balloon-tip catheter 22 was described as having been inflated and also laparoscopically placing a second damp around the blood vessel 11 at the location where balloon 28 of the balloon-tip catheter 26 was described as having been inflated.
- Another step according to the method of the present invention comprises making an arteriotomy in the sidewall of blood vessel 11 , near upstream site 2 1 , to create a communicating aperture between upstream isolated region 40 and the outside of blood vessel 11 .
- right common femoral artery 18 and right inguinal ligament 19 are exposed via a surgical incision 17 . Such exposure is accomplished using standard surgical techniques.
- a laparoscope 37 (see FIG. 6 ), having an open central lumen (i.e. a working channel) defined therein, is then inserted into human body 10 through the opening between right common femoral artery 18 and right inguinal ligament 19 .
- Laparoscope 37 may additionally include a fiber optic illumination device and a telescope for viewing.
- a tilt table may be used with the patient (i.e. human body 10 ) positioned thereon in order to maneuver the patient's abdominal contents away from the laparoscope insertion site and the area near upstream site 21 .
- Laparoscope 37 is then advanced toward upstream site 21 until its distal end is positioned thereat as shown in FIG.
- One or more additional laparoscopes and associated laparoscopic operating instruments may be employed using standard laparoscopic techniques to assist in the above positioning via direct visualization, tissue retraction and tissue dissection.
- One laparoscope which may be used in carrying out the preferred method of the present invention is available through Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Incorporated of Culver City, Calif., as Catalog No. 26075A. Modification may be readily made to laparoscope 37 , such as rounding the distal edge thereof, in order to reduce the possibility of tissue trams as a result of advancement of laparoscope 37 within human body 10 .
- a book which discloses various standard laparoscopic techniques and standard associated laparoscopic operating instruments is entitled “Laparoscopy for Surgeons,” authored by Barry A. Salky, M. D., published by Igaku-Shoin Medical Publishers, Inc. of New York, N.Y., U.S.A. (1990), and the pertinent part of the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
- a puncture needle 39 is advanced through the open central lumen of laparoscope 37 until its distal end exits the laparoscope. Thereafter, needle 39 is manipulated to penetrate through the sidewall of blood vessel 11 to the inside thereof, thus creating a puncture in the blood vessel. Needle 39 is then withdrawn and a scissors device 41 is advanced through the open central lumen of laparoscope 37 until its distal end exits the laparoscope (see FIG. 8 ). The scissors device is then manipulated to enlarge the puncture in the sidewall of the blood vessel. Scissors device 41 is then withdrawn from laparoscope 37 .
- One puncture needle which may be used in carrying out the preferred method of the present invention is available through Karl Storz Endoscopy-America Incorporated of Culver City, Calif. as Catalog No. 26178R. Additionally, one scissors device which may be used in carrying out the method of the present invention is available through Karl Storz Endoscopy-America Incorporated of Culver City, Calif., as Catalog No. 26178PS.
- upstream isolated region 40 was not substantially isolated from fluid communication with the rest of the area within the blood vessel the act of making an arteriotomy in the sidewall of blood vessel 11 near upstream site 21 would cause significant blood leakage out of blood vessel 11 and such blood leakage may be fatal to the patient.
- a graft prosthesis is positioned so that one end of the graft is located substantially adjacent blood vessel 11 at downstream site 21 and the other end of the graft prosthesis is located substantially adjacent blood vessel 11 at downstream site 31 .
- the above positioning step includes the step of advancing the graft is prosthesis within the human body 11 with a medical instrument.
- Graft 60 includes a body portion 61 having a length slightly larger than the distance between upstream site 21 and downstream site 31 .
- Graft 60 has an outwardly extending flanged end portion 62 as shown in FIGS. 9A, 9C , 9 D and 9 E.
- End portion 62 is resiliently maintained outwardly extending by four springs 64 A- 64 D as shown in FIGS. 913 and 9 E- 9 I. In their relaxed state, springs 64 A- 64 D maintain end portion 62 within a plane P 1 as shown in FIG. 9A .
- Graft 60 further includes a second end portion 63 having a design similar to that of a conventional prosthetic graft as shown in FIG. 9A .
- Graft 60 is preferably made of synthetic fibers.
- graft 60 can be made from the material sold under the trademark Dacron by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. of Wilmington, Del.
- Body portion 61 and end portion 62 are integrally formed together with springs 64 A- 64 D maintained integrally within the end portion 62 and a portion of the sidewalls of body portion 61 as shown in FIGS. 9B and 9E .
- Graft 60 maintains its shape as shown in FIGS. 9A-9E absent application of external forces thereto and also graft 60 will revert back to such shape upon termination of such external forces thereto.
- Graft 60 is positioned within the open central lumen defined in laparoscope 37 .
- graft 60 is preferably rolled into a substantially cylindrical shape as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B .
- End portion 62 of graft 60 is manipulated to lie substantially parallel to body portion 61 of graft 60 while graft 60 is in its rolled configuration as shown in FIG. 10A .
- the outer diameter of graft 60 in its rolled configuration, from point W to point Y is larger than the outer diameter of the rolled graft from point Y to point Z as shown in FIG. 10A .
- the above is due to the angular construction of end portion 62 as shown in FIG. 9A .
- the outer diameter of the rolled graft from point W to point Y is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of laparoscope 37 .
- graft 60 in its rolled configuration, can be positioned within the open central lumen of laparoscope 37 .
- graft 60 can be maintained in its rolled configuration while positioned in the central lumen of laparoscope 37 due to the inner diameter thereof.
- Graft 60 is then inserted into the proximal end of the central lumen of laparoscope 37 and advanced until its full length is entirely therein.
- a plunger 82 is insertable into the central lumen of laparoscope 37 as shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B .
- Plunger 82 has a length sufficient to span the length of laparoscope 37 .
- FIGS. 11A and 12 show graft 60 positioned in the distal portion of the central lumen of laparoscope 37 after being advanced by plunger 82 .
- Laparoscope 37 with graft 60 contained therein is then advanced and manipulated such that the distal end of the laparoscope is advanced through the communicating aperture near upstream site 21 and into isolated region 40 .
- the plunger is held stationary, laparoscope 37 is then withdrawn axially over plunger 82 and graft 60 in the direction of arrow 84 as sequentially shown in FIGS. 13-15 . This allows graft 60 in its rolled configuration to be delivered out the distal end of laparoscope 37 .
- FIG. 11A and 12 show graft 60 positioned in the distal portion of the central lumen of laparoscope 37 after being advanced by plunger 82 .
- Laparoscope 37 with graft 60 contained therein is then advanced and manipulated such that the distal end of the laparoscope is advanced through the communicating aperture near upstream site 21
- FIG. 15 shows end portion 62 of graft 60 positioned within upstream isolated region 40 and end portion 63 of graft 60 positioned at downstream site 31 . Since graft 60 is no longer held in its rolled configuration by the inner diameter of the open central lumen of laparoscope 37 , graft 60 becomes unrolled and reverts to its prerolled configuration as shown in FIG. 16 . Injection of a saline solution into graft 60 , via end portion 63 , may be performed to facilitate the reverting of graft 60 to its prerolled configuration. Alternatively, an additional laparoscope may be used to manipulate graft 60 to its, prerolled configuration. Alternatively, a balloon-tip catheter may be advanced into graft 60 via end portion 63 and the graft converted to its prerolled configuration by inflation and deflation of the balloon along various segments of the graft.
- end portion 62 of graft 60 is positioned within upstream isolated region 40 near upstream site 21 and end portion 63 of graft 60 is positioned at downstream site 31 while body portion 61 of graft 60 is positioned outside of blood vessel 11 .
- end portion 62 has also reverted back to its prerolled configuration so that such end portion is outwardly extending relative to body portion 61 of graft 60 .
- Another step according to the preferred method of the present invention includes forming an anastomosis between end portion 52 of graft 60 and blood vessel 11 near upstream site 21 .
- a balloon-tip catheter 86 having a balloon 88 thereon and further having an expandable ⁇ stent 90 , in its unexpended configuration, positioned over balloon 88 is advanced through the open central lumen of catheter 26 until its distal end is located within upstream isolated region 40 near upstream site 21 (see FIG. 17 ).
- Catheter 86 is further advanced until balloon 88 is positioned substantially adjacent end portion 62 of graft 60 as shown in FIG. 17 .
- Balloon 88 is then inflated to expand stent 90 to its expanded configuration such that end portion 62 is secured between stent 90 and the sidewall of blood vessel 11 near upstream site 21 as shown in FIG. 18 .
- FIG. 19A shows body 10 after catheter 86 is removed therefrom.
- FIGS. 20A-20C show end portion 62 of graft 60 being forced into the sidewall of blood vessel 11 by stent 90 (in its expanded configuration) such that graft 60 is secured to blood vessel 11 near upstream site 21 at its end portion 62 .
- stent 90 includes a plurality of intersecting bars 71 which span the orifice of graft 60 near end portion 62 as shown in FIG. 20B .
- Intersecting bars 71 which span the above orifice do not substantially hinder blood flow through the graft orifice as demonstrated by the technical article entitled “Intravascular Stents to Prevent Occlusion and Restenosis After Transluminal Angioplasty” which was published in the Mar. 19, 1987 edition of the periodical “The New England Journal of Medicine,” the pertinent part of the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
- stent 90 would have an opening defined in its sidewall which is of similar dimensions to the orifice of graft 60 near end portion 62 . Such opening would have no intersecting bars traversing thereover.
- the above modification would allow stent 90 to be positioned within blood vessel 11 near upstream site 21 wherein the above opening would be substantially superimposed over the orifice of graft 60 near end portion 62 . This would allow blood to flow through the connection between blood vessel 11 and graft 60 near upstream site 21 in an unimpeded manner.
- a number of sutures 100 may be tied to the sidewall of blood vessel 11 so as to further secure end portion 62 and stent 90 to the sidewall of blood vessel 11 as schematically shown in FIGS. 19B and 19C .
- This is accomplished by inserting a laparoscope 102 (which is similar to laparoscope 37 ) having an open central lumen into human body 10 until its distal end is near upstream site 21 . Thereafter, a grasper 104 is advanced through the central lumen of laparoscope 102 .
- the grasper 104 has in its grasp a curved needle 106 having an end of suture 100 attached thereto as shown in FIG. 19D .
- the needle 106 and the end of suture 100 are passed through the sidewall of blood vessel 11 and end portion 62 of graft 60 and into blood vessel 11 .
- the needle 106 and the end of suture 100 are then brought back out of blood vessel 11 .
- the suture 100 is then tied by standard laparoscopic techniques.
- sutures 100 are then tied to the sidewall of blood vessel 11 and end portion 62 of graft 60 in a manner similar to that hereinbefore described so as to further secure end portion 62 to the sidewall of blood vessel 11 as schematically shown in FIGS. 19B and 19C .
- One or more additional laparoscopes and associated laparoscopic operating instruments may be employed using standard laparoscopic techniques to assist in the above suturing procedure.
- sutures 100 may be sewn in a conventional running fashion so as to secure end portion 62 to the sidewall of blood vessel 11 .
- end portion 62 may be sutured to the sidewall of blood vessel 11 prior to the placement of stent 90 within blood vessel 11 .
- the step of forming an anastomosis between end portion 62 of graft 60 and blood vessel 11 near upstream site 21 may be accomplished by suturing alone (i.e., without the use of stent 90 ).
- end portion 62 of graft 60 is positioned within upstream isolated region 40 near upstream site 21 as shown in FIG. 16 , end portion 62 is sutured to the sidewall of blood vessel 11 as schematically shown in FIGS. 19E and 19F .
- end portion 62 is sutured to an interior portion of blood vessel 11 as schematically shown in FIGS. 19E and 19F .
- end portion 62 is sutured to the sidewall of blood vessel 11 so as to be positioned substantially adjacent a portion of the sidewall of blood vessel 11 which substantially surrounds the arteriotomy. This is accomplished by tying a number of sutures 110 to the sidewall of blood vessel 11 and end portion 62 of graft 60 so as to secure end portion 62 to the sidewall of blood vessel 11 as schematically shown in FIGS. 19E and 19F .
- the sutures 110 shown in FIGS. 19E and 19F are applied in the same manner as the sutures 100 shown in FIGS. 19B, 19C and 19 D were applied as described above.
- sutures 110 may be sewn in a conventional running fashion so as to secure end portion 62 to the sidewall of blood vessel 11 .
- end portion 62 of graft 60 need not be positioned in upstream isolated region 40 but rather end portion 62 may be positioned adjacent the sidewall of blood vessel 11 so that the communicating aperture (i.e. the arteriotomy) in the sidewall of blood vessel 11 near upstream site 21 is aligned with the central passage of graft 60 .
- end portion 62 is sutured to the sidewall of blood vessel as schematically shown in FIGS. 19G and 19H .
- end portion 62 is sutured to an exterior portion of blood vessel 11 as schematically shown in FIGS. 19G and 19H .
- end portion 62 is sutured to the sidewall of blood vessel 11 so as to be positioned substantially adjacent a portion of the sidewall of blood vessel 11 which substantially surrounds the arteriotomy. This is accomplished by tying a number of sutures 120 to the sidewall of blood vessel 11 and end portion 62 of graft 60 so as to secure end portion 62 to the sidewall of blood vessel 11 as schematically shown in FIGS. 19G and 19H .
- the sutures 120 shown in FIGS. 19G and 19H are applied in the same manner as the sutures 100 shown in FIGS. 19B, 19C and 19 D were applied as described above.
- sutures 120 may be sewn in a conventional running fashion so as to secure end portion 62 to the sidewall of blood vessel 11 .
- Another step according to the preferred method of the present invention comprises isolating a region 50 of the area within blood vessel 11 , located near site 31 downstream of occluded segment 14 , from fluid communication with the rest of the area within the blood vessel.
- a pair of surgical clamps 53 and 55 are positioned on blood vessel 11 , one being placed upstream of isolated region 50 and the other being placed downstream of isolated region 50 .
- Another step according to the method of the present invention comprises making an arteriotomy in the sidewall of blood vessel 11 , near downstream site 31 , to create a communicating aperture between downstream isolated region 50 and the outside of the blood vessel 11 .
- End portion 63 of graft 60 is retracted by surgical forceps (not shown) to expose blood vessel 11 near downstream site 31 (see FIG. 22 ).
- a scalpel puncture is then made in blood vessel 11 near downstream site 31 and thereafter the puncture is extended to the appropriate length with a pair of surgical scissors.
- FIG. 22 shows the communicating aperture defined in the sidewall of blood vessel 11 , near downstream site 31 .
- Another step according to the preferred method of the present invention comprises forming an anastomosis between end portion 63 of graft 60 and blood vessel 11 near downstream site 31 .
- Graft 60 is then cut to an appropriate length and thereafter end portion 63 is cut an appropriate shape for attachment to blood vessel 11 .
- End portion 63 of graft 60 is then surgically stitched with suture 65 to blood vessel 11 near downstream site 31 as shown in FIG. 23 .
- Clamps 53 and 55 are then removed from blood vessel 11 , and moreover, balloons 24 and 28 are then deflated and thereafter catheters 22 and 26 are removed from body 10 as shown in FIG. 24 .
- This allows blood to flow to former upstream isolated region 40 .
- former upstream isolated region 40 Once blood flow reaches former upstream isolated region 40 , a flow of blood will enter graft 60 and flow therethrough to former downstream isolated region 50 thereby bypassing occluded segment 14 . Consequently, proper blood flow will now exist in body 10 from point C within aorta 16 to point 13 within right common femoral artery 18 as a result of performing the above described method of bypass of occluded segment 14 .
- left common femoral artery 30 and left inguinal ligament 29 could be exposed via a surgical incision similar to that of incision 17 as hereinbefore described.
- a Y-shaped graft could be utilized instead of graft 80 as hereinbefore disclosed.
- the Y-shaped graft could be advanced in a rolled configuration through laparoscope 37 and delivered to a position substantially adjacent blood vessel 11 similar in manner to that hereinbefore described.
- An additional laparoscope could be inserted into human body 10 through the opening defined between left common femoral artery 30 and left inguinal ligament 29 in a manner substantially similar to that hereinbefore described with respect to the insertion of laparoscope 37 into human body 10 .
- the additional laparoscope could be advanced toward the left limb of the Y-shaped graft and thereafter used to grasp such limb and pull it toward left common femoral artery 30 and subsequently out of the surgical incision near the left common femoral artery.
- the end portion of the left limb of the Y-shaped graft could be cut to an appropriate length and shape, and thereafter, an anastomosis could be made between such end portion and left common femoral artery 30 similar in manner to that hereinbefore described with regard to right common femoral artery 18 and end portion 63 of graft 60 .
- a graft 200 may be utilized which would be similar to graft 60 hereinbefore described, however, both end portions of such graft 200 could be similar in structure to end portion 62 of graft 60 (see FIGS. 29-33 ).
- each graft end could posses an end portion that is resiliently maintained outwardly extending relative to the body portion of the graft 200 .
- a catheter 202 could be placed into blood vessel 11 at right femoral artery 18 and advanced toward occluded segment 14 (see FIG. 25 ).
- the distal end of the catheter 202 Prior to arriving at occluded segment 14 , the distal end of the catheter 202 could be manipulated and guided out of blood vessel 11 through a puncture site 204 laparoscopically created in the blood vessel in a manner similar to that hereinbefore described (see FIG. 26 ). The catheter 202 could then be advanced substantially adjacent blood vessel 11 over and past occluded segment 14 (see FIG. 27 ). One or more additional laparoscopes could assist in the above advancement (see also FIG. 27 ). The distal end of the catheter 202 could then be manipulated and guided to reenter blood vessel 11 at a site upstream of occluded segment 14 , through a puncture site 206 laparoscopically created in blood vessel 11 in a manner similar to that hereinbefore described (see FIG.
- the graft 200 having a resiliently outwardly extending end portion at each end thereof could then be advanced in a rolled configuration through the catheter 202 and delivered to a position substantially adjacent blood vessel 11 similar in manner to that hereinbefore described with respect to graft 60 and laparoscope 37 (see FIGS. 29, 30 , 31 ).
- the graft 200 could have a predetermined length equal to a length slightly larger than the distance between the puncture site 206 located upstream of occluded segment 14 and the puncture site 204 located downstream of occluded segment 14 .
- the distal end portion of the graft 200 could be positioned within blood vessel 11 at a location upstream of occluded segment 14 and the proximal end portion of the graft 200 could be positioned within blood vessel 11 at a location downstream of occluded segment 14 while the body portion of the graft 200 could be positioned substantially adjacent and outside of blood vessel 11 (see FIGS. 29, 30 , 31 ).
- an area within the blood vessel near each end portion of the graft 200 could be isolated from fluid communication with the rest of the area within the blood vessel in a manner substantially similar to that hereinbefore described with respect to upstream isolated region 40 .
- the graft 200 (including each outwardly extending end portion) could revert back to its prerolled configuration as hereinbefore described with respect to graft 60 (see FIG. 32 ).
- a stent 208 could be placed, in an expanded configuration, adjacent each of the end portions of the graft 200 within blood vessel 11 in order to secure such end portions of the graft 200 to blood vessel 11 as hereinbefore described with respect to stent 90 and end portion 62 of graft 60 (see FIG. 33 ).
Abstract
Minimally invasive techniques utilized in bypass grafting are disclosed. For instance, a method of implanting and end portion of a graft in the body of a patient during a bypass grafting procedure includes the steps of (i) advancing a medical instrument within a circulatory system of said body, (ii) guiding a distal end of said medical instrument out of said circulatory system through an opening defined in said circulatory system after said medical instrument advancing step, (iii) advancing said end portion of said graft within said medical instrument after said guiding step, and (iv) securing said end portion of said graft to a blood to vessel of said circulatory system after said end portion advancing step.
Description
- This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 120 as a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/726,803, filed Dec. 2, 2003, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/903,831, filed on Jul. 11, 2001, entitled “Bypass Grafting Method”, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/475,789, filed Dec. 30, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,599,313, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/111,062, filed Jul. 7, 1998, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/090,598, filed Jun. 4, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,934,286, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/073,336, filed May 5, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,979,455, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/702,742, filed Aug. 23, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,749,375, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/391,960, filed Feb. 21, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,571,167, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/138,912, filed Oct. 18, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,456,712, which is a division of application Ser. No. 08/056,371, filed on May 3, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,304,220, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/725,597, filed on Jul. 3, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,211,683.
- The present invention relates generally to a method for improving blood flow in the body of a patient and more particularly concerns an extravascular bypass grafting method which utilizes an intravascular approach.
- Treatment of vascular disease in which the lumen of a blood vessel is significantly narrowed or occluded by atherosclerosis includes surgical and endovascular methods. Conventional surgical methods include obtaining access to a blood vessel via one or more surgical incisions and either removing the blockage by performing an endarterectomy or bypassing the blockage by placing a bypass graft which has a generally cylindrical shape. Endovascular methods include obtaining access to a blood vessel with a catheter and improving blood flow therein by performing an athrectomy, atherolysis, or balloon and laser angioplasty with or without endovascular stent placement. In general, the preferred treatment of severe stenosis or occlusion of a long vessel segment has been surgical bypass grafting.
- Although conventional surgical bypass grafting is an accepted procedure, it presents substantial morbidity and mortality risks. Also, not all patients are acceptable candidates for the above surgical procedure clue to advanced age and preexisting medical conditions. Moreover, conventional surgical bypass grafting is an invasive procedure which may require extended hospitalization due to postoperative recovery. In addition, the above surgical procedure may involve substantial financial costs to patients, hospitals and society in general. Further, incisions made during the above surgical procedure may cause significant cosmetically unattractive scarring which is undesirable to many patients.
- One embodiment of the present invention involves a method of implanting a graft prosthesis in the body of a patient to bypass a segment of a blood vessel. The method includes the steps of (1) making an incision in the body, (2) positioning a graft so that one end of the graft is located substantially adjacent the blood vessel at a site upstream of the segment and a second end of the graft is located substantially adjacent the blood vessel at a site downstream of the segment, wherein the positioning step includes the step of placing the graft into the body through the incision, and further wherein the positioning step is performed while the upstream site is covered by a substantially intact portion of the epidermis of the body, (3) isolating a region of the area within the blood vessel substantially adjacent the upstream site from fluid communication with the rest of the area within the blood vessel, wherein the upstream isolating step is performed while the upstream site is covered by the substantially intact portion of the epidermis of the body, (4) making an artenotomy in a sidewall of the blood vessel substantially adjacent the upstream site to create a communicating aperture between the upstream isolated region and an area outside of the blood vessel, wherein the upstream arteriotomy making step is performed while the upstream site is covered by the substantially intact portion of the epidermis of the body, (5) forming an anastomosis between the one end of the graft and the blood vessel substantially adjacent the upstream site, wherein the upstream anastomosis forming step is performed while the upstream site is covered by the substantially intact portion of the epidermis of the body, and further wherein the upstream anastomosis forming step includes the step of suturing the one end of the graft to the blood vessel, (6) isolating a region of the area within the blood vessel substantially adjacent the downstream site from fluid communication with the rest of the area in the blood vessel, (7) making an arteriotomy in the sidewall of the blood vessel substantially adjacent the downstream site to create a communicating aperture between the downstream isolated region and the area outside of the blood vessel, and (8) forming an anastomosis between the second end of the graft and the blood vessel substantially adjacent the downstream site.
- Another embodiment of the present invention involves a method for implanting an end portion of a graft within the body of a patient during a bypass grafting procedure. The method includes the steps of (1) making an incision in the body at a first location, (2) isolating a region of the area within a blood vessel of the body substantially adjacent a second location from fluid communication with the rest of the area within the blood vessel, wherein the first location is remote from the second location, and further wherein the isolating step is performed while the second location is covered by a substantially intact portion of the epidermis of the body, (3) making an arteriotomy in the sidewall of the blood vessel substantially adjacent the second location to create a communicating aperture between the isolated region and the outside of the blood vessel, wherein the arteriotomy making step is performed while the second location is covered by the substantially intact portion of the epidermis of the body, (4) advancing the end portion of the graft through the incision to the second location, wherein the advancing step is performed while the second location is covered by the substantially intact portion of the epidermis of the body, and (5) forming an anastomosis between the end portion of the graft and the blood vessel substantially adjacent the second location, wherein the anastomosis forming step is performed while the second location is covered by the substantially intact portion of the epidermis of the body, and further wherein the anastomosis forming step includes the step of suturing the end portion of the graft to the blood vessel.
- Still another embodiment of the present invention involves a graft which is securable to a sidewall of a blood vessel having an arteriotomy defined therein. The graft includes a body portion, and a flanged end portion attached to the body portion, the flanged end portion being positionable substantially adjacent a portion of the sidewall of the blood vessel which substantially surrounds the arteriotomy.
- Yet another embodiment of the present invention involves a graft and stent assembly which is securable to a sidewall of a blood vessel having an arteriotomy defined therein. The graft and stent assembly includes a graft having an end portion which is positionable within the blood vessel and substantially adjacent a portion of the sidewall of the blood vessel which substantially surrounds the arteriotomy. The graft and stent assembly further includes a stent positionable within the blood vessel and in contact with the end portion of the graft so as to secure the end portion of the graft between the sidewall of the blood vessel and the stent.
- One object of the present invention is to provide an improved method for implanting a graft prosthesis in the body of a patient.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved method for implanting an end portion of a graft within the body of a patient.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method of implanting a graft prosthesis in the body of a patient which is less invasive relative to conventional surgical bypass grafting procedures.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method of implanting a graft prosthesis in the body of a patient which obviates at least one surgical incision (e.g. the abdominal surgical incision) as compared to conventional surgical bypass grafting procedures.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method of implanting a graft prosthesis in the body of a-patient which has low morbidity and mortality risk to patients.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method of implanting a graft prosthesis in the body of a patient which can be performed on patients whom are elderly or have poor preexisting medical conditions.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method of implanting a graft prosthesis in the body of a patient which requires relatively less financial costs to patients, hospitals and society in general as compared to conventional surgical bypass grafting techniques.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an improved graft prosthesis.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improved graft and stent assembly.
- Another object of the present-invention is to provide a graft which can be conveniently secured to a blood vessel.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a graft and stent assembly which allows the graft to be conveniently secured to a blood vessel.
- Yet still another object of the present invention is to provide a graft which is easy to implant in the body of a patient.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a graft and stent assembly which is easy to implant in the body of a patient.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a graft which to functions well after it is implanted in the body of a patient.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a graft and stent assembly which functions well after it is implanted in the body of a patient.
- Other objects and benefits of the present invention can be discerned from the following description and accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a fragmentary front elevational view of a human body showing a blood vessel which includes the aorta, the right common iliac artery, the right common femoral artery and the left common femoral artery wherein a segment of the blood vessel is occluded.FIG. 1 also shows a portion of each inguinal ligament of the human body. -
FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the human body and blood vessel ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 shows the human body and blood vessel ofFIG. 2 with a balloon tip catheter positioned within the blood vessel wherein the balloon is inflated in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 4 is a view similar toFIG. 3 but showing a second balloon-tip catheter positioned within the blood vessel wherein the second balloon is inflated in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 5 is a view similar toFIG. 4 but showing the blood-vessel in phantom except for a portion thereof that is exposed through a gaping surgical incision. Also shown exposed through the surgical incision inFIG. 5 is a portion of the right inguinal ligament. -
FIG. 6 is a view similar toFIG. 5 but showing another portion of the blood vessel, including the aorta, exposed for clarity of description. Moreover, inFIG. 6 a laparoscope (depicted schematically) is shown inserted through the surgical incision in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 7 is a view similar toFIG. 6 but showing a needle positioned within the laparoscope in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 8 is a view similar toFIG. 7 but showing the needle removed from the laparoscope and replaced with a scissors device in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 9A is an elevational view of a graft prosthesis used in carrying out the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 9B is a fragmentary sectional view taken along theline 9B-9B ofFIG. 9A as viewed in the direction of the arrows. -
FIG. 9C is a fragmentary perspective view of the graft prosthesis ofFIG. 9A showing its outwardly extending flanged end portion. -
FIG. 9D is another fragmentary perspective view of the graft prosthesis of 25FIG. 9A showing its outwardly extending flanged end portion. -
FIG. 9E is a view similar toFIG. 9C but showing a plurality of springs, in phantom, integrally positioned within the outwardly extending flanged end portion, in addition to a portion of the sidewalls of the graft prosthesis ofFIG. 9A . -
FIG. 9F is an elevational view of one of the plurality of springs ofFIG. 9E . -
FIG. 9G is an elevational view of another of the plurality of springs ofFIG. 9E . -
FIG. 9H is an elevational view of yet another of the plurality of springs ofFIG. 9E . -
FIG. 9I is an elevational view of still another of the plurality of springs ofFIG. 9E . -
FIG. 10A is an elevational view of the graft prosthesis ofFIG. 9A wherein the graft prosthesis is in a rolled configuration. -
FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along theline 10B-10B ofFIG. 10A as viewed in the direction of the arrows. -
FIG. 11A is an elevational view of the laparoscope ofFIG. 6 . Moreover,FIG. 11A shows the graft prosthesis ofFIG. 10A , positioned within the laparoscope in accordance with the method of the present invention.FIG. 11A further shows a plunger, used in carrying out the preferred method of the present invention, partially positioned within the laparoscope in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional view taken along theline 11B-11B ofFIG. 11A as viewed in the direction of the arrows. -
FIG. 12 is a view similar toFIG. 8 but showing the scissors device removed from the laparoscope and replaced with the graft prosthesis and plunger ofFIG. 11A in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 13 is a view similar toFIG. 12 but showing the graft prosthesis being advanced out the distal end of the laparoscope in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 14 is a view similar toFIG. 13 but showing the graft prosthesis being further advanced out the distal end of the laparoscope in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 15 is a view similar toFIG. 14 but showing the graft prosthesis being yet further advanced out the distal end of the laparoscope in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 16 is a view similar toFIG. 15 but showing the laparoscope removed from the surgical incision and showing the graft prosthesis after it had reverted back to its prerolled configuration in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 17 is a view similar toFIG. 16 but showing a third balloon-tip catheter having a balloon thereon and further having an expandable stent, in its unexpended state, positioned over the balloon, advanced to a position within the blood vessel in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 18 is a view similar toFIG. 17 but showing the balloon of the third balloon-tip catheter inflated so as to expand the stent in to its expanded configuration in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 19A is a view similar toFIG. 18 but showing the third balloon-tip catheter removed from the blood vessel and showing the stent expanded to form an anastomosis between one end of the graft prosthesis and the blood vessel in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 19B is an enlarged schematic side elevational view showing a number of sutures tied to the sidewall of the blood vessel so as to secure the end portion of the graft and the stent thereto as a possible additional procedure in order to further ensure the integrity of the anastomosis ofFIG. 19A . -
FIG. 19C is a cross-sectional view taken along theline 19C-19C ofFIG. 19B as viewed in the direction of the arrows. -
FIG. 19D is a view similar toFIG. 19A but showing a laparoscope (depicted schematically) inserted through an incision in the epidermis of the body and into the peritoneal cavity, and further showing a grasper holding a curved needle with an end of a suture attached thereto wherein the distal end of the grasper is positioned at the upstream site. -
FIG. 19E is an enlarged schematic side elevational view showing a number of sutures tied to the sidewall of the blood vessel so as to secure the end portion of the graft thereto (without the use of the stent), wherein the end portion of the graft is positioned within the upstream isolated region, as an alternative procedure in forming an anastomosis between the end portion of the graft and the blood vessel. -
FIG. 19F is a cross-sectional view taken along theline 19F-19F ofFIG. 19E as viewed in the direction of the arrows. -
FIG. 19G is an enlarged schematic side elevational view showing a number of sutures tied to the sidewall of the blood vessel so as to secure the end portion of the graft thereto (without the use of the stent), wherein the end portion of the graft is positioned outside of the upstream isolated region, as another alternative procedure in forming an anastomosis between the end portion of the graft and the blood vessel. -
FIG. 19H is a cross-sectional view taken along theline 19H-19H ofFIG. 19G as viewed in the direction of the arrows. -
FIG. 20A is an enlarged side elevational view showing the anastomosis ofFIG. 19A . -
FIG. 20B is a cross-sectional view taken along the fine 20B-20B ofFIG. 20A as viewed in the direction of the arrows. -
FIG. 20C is a cross-sectional view taken along the fine 20C-20C ofFIG. 20A as viewed in the direction of the arrows. -
FIG. 21 is a view similar toFIG. 19A but showing a pair of clamps positioned on the blood vessel in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 22 is a view similar toFIG. 21 but showing an arteriotomy formed in the sidewall of the blood vessel in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 23 is a view similar toFIG. 22 but showing an anastomosis formed between the other end the graft prosthesis and the blood vessel in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIG. 24 is a view similar toFIG. 23 but showing the first balloon-tip catheter and the second balloon-tip catheter removed from the blood vessel in accordance with the preferred method of the present invention. -
FIGS. 25-33 are views showing performance of a bypass grafting procedure in accordance with the present invention. - For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiments and methods illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated devices and methods, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
- Referring now to the drawings,
FIG. 1 shows a portion of a human body, generally designated by thereference numeral 10, with an artery, the commoniliac artery 12, having an occluded segment, generally designated by thereference numeral 14.Human body 10 is further shown having other arteries, in particular,aorta 16, rightcommon femoral artery 18, left commonfemoral artery 30 andrenal arteries 20. In addition,human body 10 includes a rightinguinal ligament 19 and a leftinguinal ligament 29.Human body 10 also includes an epidermis 13 (see e.g.FIG. 6 ). The preferred method disclosed herein describes the implantation of a graft to coupleaorta 16 to rightcommon femoral artery 18 thereby bypassingoccluded segment 14.FIG. 2 shows an enlarged view ofaorta 16, right commoniliac artery 12, occludedsegment 14, rightcommon femoral artery 18, left commonfemoral artery 30,renal arteries 20 and rightinguinal ligament 19. InFIGS. 1 and 2 , a blood vessel is shown, generally designated by thereference numeral 11, which includesaorta 16, right commoniliac artery 12, rightcommon femoral artery 18 and left commonfemoral artery 30.Blood vessel 11, when not occluded, conveys blood from a point C withinaorta 16 to a point D within right common femoral artery 18 (seeFIGS. 1-2 ). However, due to the presence ofoccluded segment 14, blood is substantially totally precluded from being conveyed from point C withinaorta 16 to point D within rightcommon femoral artery 18 via the direct route of right commoniliac artery 12. While the inventive method will hereinafter be described with regard to a substantially totally occluded segment of a blood vessel of a patient, it will be understood to one skilled in the art that the inventive method is equally effective for bypass of a partially occluded segment of a blood vessel. In addition, the inventive method is also useful for bypass of an aneurysmal segment of a blood vessel. - Referring now to
FIGS. 3-24 , successive steps according to the preferred method of the present invention are depicted of the implantation of a graft prosthesis of the present invention to coupleaorta 16 to rightcommon femoral artery 18 thereby bypassingoccluded segment 14 ofblood vessel 11. - One step of the preferred method of the present invention comprises isolating a region of the area within the
blood vessel 11, located near a site 21 (seeFIG. 4 ) upstream ofoccluded segment 14, from fluid communication with the rest of the area within the blood vessel. There also exists asite 31 which is located downstream of occluded segment 14 (seeFIG. 4 ).Upstream site 21 is located substantially adjacent theblood vessel 11 and designates a working area where the distal end of medical instruments and various medical devices may be positioned during the process of securing one end of a graft to the blood vessel.Upstream site 21 is located nearblood vessel 11 so as to allow such distal end of medical instruments and medical devices to be appropriately manipulated atupstream site 21 to thereby successfully secure the one end of the graft to the blood vessel.Downstream site 31 is located substantially adjacent theblood vessel 11 and also designates a working area where the distal end of medical instruments, physician's hands and various medical devices may be positioned during the process of securing a second end of the graft to the blood vessel.Downstream site 31 is also located nearblood vessel 11 so as to allow such distal end of medical instruments, physician's hands and medical devices to be appropriately manipulated atdownstream site 31 to thereby successfully secure the second end of the graft to the blood vessel. - Referring now to
FIG. 3 , a balloon-tip catheter 22 having aballoon 24 thereon is percutaneously inserted intoblood vessel 11 via the right or left axillary artery (not shown). This step may be accomplished using standard catherization techniques. The distal end ofcatheter 22 is then advanced intoaorta 16 untilballoon 24 is positioned distal torenal arteries 20 as shown inFIG. 3 .Balloon 24 is then inflated to and maintained at a size such that fluid communication is substantially terminated inaorta 16 between the portion ofblood vessel 11 proximal to balloon 24 and the portion ofblood vessel 11 distal to balloon 24. Since conventional balloon-tip catheters may not have a balloon thereon that possess the characteristics necessary to terminate fluid communication in the aorta as described-above, modification may be readily made to an existing design of a conventional balloon-tip catheter to achieve the above desired results. One such modification would include providing a balloon on the catheter which is inflatable to an outer diameter which is larger than the inner diameter of the aorta. Another such modification would include providing a coarse textured outer surface to the balloon of the catheter. The above modification would provide increased frictional resistance between the inflated balloon and the sidewall of the blood vessel when force is applied to the balloon in the axial direction thereof. A balloon-tip catheter having a conventional design is available through Medi-tech, Incorporated of Watertown, Mass., as Order No. 17-207 (Description: OBW/40/8121100). - Referring now to
FIG. 4 , a balloon-tip catheter 26 having aballoon 28 thereon and an open lumen defined therein is percutaneously inserted intoblood vessel 11 via the left commonfemoral artery 30. This step may be accomplished using standard catherization techniques. The distal end of thecatheter 26 is then advanced intoaorta 16 untilballoon 28 is positioned proximal to the aortic bifurcation.Balloon 28 is then inflated to and maintained at a size such that fluid communication is substantially terminated inaorta 16 between the portion ofblood vessel 11 proximal to balloon 28 and the portion ofblood vessel 11 distal to balloon 28. Since conventional balloon-tip catheters may not have a balloon thereon that possess the characteristics necessary to terminate fluid communication in the aorta as described above, modification similar to that described with respect tocatheter 22 may need to be made tocatheter 26. In addition, further modification may need to be made tocatheter 26 since a conventional balloon-tip catheter may not have an open central lumen defined therein which possesses a diameter large enough for the advancement therethrough of a compressed stent mounted on a balloon of another balloon-tip catheter as will be required by the preferred method of the present invention (seeFIG. 17 ). Such further modification would be to create an open central lumen incatheter 26 that possesses a diameter larger than the outer diameter of the compressed stent which is mounted on the balloon of the balloon-tip catheter as referred to above. Due to the increased size requirements ofcatheter 26 as alluded to above, a surgical cut-down may need to be performed in order to expose left commonfemoral artery 30. Such exposure would facilitate both placement ofcatheter 26 intoblood vessel 11 and repair of such blood vessel following subsequent removal of such catheter therefrom. - Temporary occlusion of the blood flow in the inferior mesenteric artery (not shown) by laparoscopic procedures may need to be performed in order to prevent the flow of blood from the inferior mesenteric artery into
aorta 16 due to placement ofinflated balloons - The region bound by
balloon 24 ofcatheter 22 andballoon 28 ofcatheter 26 and the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 contained there between defines aregion 40 of the area withinblood vessel 11, located nearsite 21 upstream ofoccluded segment 14, which is substantially isolated from fluid communication with the rest of the area withinblood vessel 11. - Alternatively, the step of isolating the region of the area within
blood vessel 11, located nearupstream site 21, from fluid communication with the rest of the area within the blood vessel may be accomplished by laparoscopically placing a first clamp around theblood vessel 11 at the location whereballoon 24 of the balloon-tip catheter 22 was described as having been inflated and also laparoscopically placing a second damp around theblood vessel 11 at the location whereballoon 28 of the balloon-tip catheter 26 was described as having been inflated. - Another step according to the method of the present invention comprises making an arteriotomy in the sidewall of
blood vessel 11, nearupstream site 2 1, to create a communicating aperture between upstreamisolated region 40 and the outside ofblood vessel 11. - Referring now to
FIG. 5 , rightcommon femoral artery 18 and rightinguinal ligament 19 are exposed via asurgical incision 17. Such exposure is accomplished using standard surgical techniques. - Insufflation of the peritoneal cavity is then performed using standard techniques associated with laparoscopy. A laparoscope 37 (see
FIG. 6 ), having an open central lumen (i.e. a working channel) defined therein, is then inserted intohuman body 10 through the opening between rightcommon femoral artery 18 and rightinguinal ligament 19.Laparoscope 37 may additionally include a fiber optic illumination device and a telescope for viewing. A tilt table may be used with the patient (i.e. human body 10) positioned thereon in order to maneuver the patient's abdominal contents away from the laparoscope insertion site and the area nearupstream site 21.Laparoscope 37 is then advanced towardupstream site 21 until its distal end is positioned thereat as shown inFIG. 6 . One or more additional laparoscopes and associated laparoscopic operating instruments may be employed using standard laparoscopic techniques to assist in the above positioning via direct visualization, tissue retraction and tissue dissection. One laparoscope which may be used in carrying out the preferred method of the present invention is available through Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Incorporated of Culver City, Calif., as Catalog No. 26075A. Modification may be readily made to laparoscope 37, such as rounding the distal edge thereof, in order to reduce the possibility of tissue trams as a result of advancement oflaparoscope 37 withinhuman body 10. A book which discloses various standard laparoscopic techniques and standard associated laparoscopic operating instruments is entitled “Laparoscopy for Surgeons,” authored by Barry A. Salky, M. D., published by Igaku-Shoin Medical Publishers, Inc. of New York, N.Y., U.S.A. (1990), and the pertinent part of the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference. - Referring now to
FIG. 7 , apuncture needle 39 is advanced through the open central lumen oflaparoscope 37 until its distal end exits the laparoscope. Thereafter,needle 39 is manipulated to penetrate through the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 to the inside thereof, thus creating a puncture in the blood vessel.Needle 39 is then withdrawn and ascissors device 41 is advanced through the open central lumen oflaparoscope 37 until its distal end exits the laparoscope (seeFIG. 8 ). The scissors device is then manipulated to enlarge the puncture in the sidewall of the blood vessel.Scissors device 41 is then withdrawn fromlaparoscope 37. One puncture needle which may be used in carrying out the preferred method of the present invention is available through Karl Storz Endoscopy-America Incorporated of Culver City, Calif. as Catalog No. 26178R. Additionally, one scissors device which may be used in carrying out the method of the present invention is available through Karl Storz Endoscopy-America Incorporated of Culver City, Calif., as Catalog No. 26178PS. - It should be noted that if upstream
isolated region 40 was not substantially isolated from fluid communication with the rest of the area within the blood vessel the act of making an arteriotomy in the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 nearupstream site 21 would cause significant blood leakage out ofblood vessel 11 and such blood leakage may be fatal to the patient. - According to another step of the method of the present invention, a graft prosthesis is positioned so that one end of the graft is located substantially
adjacent blood vessel 11 atdownstream site 21 and the other end of the graft prosthesis is located substantiallyadjacent blood vessel 11 atdownstream site 31. The above positioning step includes the step of advancing the graft is prosthesis within thehuman body 11 with a medical instrument. - One type of graft prosthesis which may be used is a graft, generally designated by the
reference numeral 60 and shown nFIGS. 9A-9E .Graft 60 includes abody portion 61 having a length slightly larger than the distance betweenupstream site 21 anddownstream site 31.Graft 60 has an outwardly extendingflanged end portion 62 as shown inFIGS. 9A, 9C , 9D and 9E.End portion 62 is resiliently maintained outwardly extending by foursprings 64A-64D as shown inFIGS. 913 and 9 E-9I. In their relaxed state, springs 64A-64D maintainend portion 62 within a plane P1 as shown inFIG. 9A . It should be noted that a number of springs other than four may be used, if desired, to maintainend portion 62 outwardly extending as previously shown and described.Graft 60 further includes asecond end portion 63 having a design similar to that of a conventional prosthetic graft as shown inFIG. 9A .Graft 60 is preferably made of synthetic fibers. By way of example,graft 60 can be made from the material sold under the trademark Dacron by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. of Wilmington, Del.Body portion 61 andend portion 62 are integrally formed together withsprings 64A-64D maintained integrally within theend portion 62 and a portion of the sidewalls ofbody portion 61 as shown inFIGS. 9B and 9E .Graft 60 maintains its shape as shown inFIGS. 9A-9E absent application of external forces thereto and also graft 60 will revert back to such shape upon termination of such external forces thereto. -
Graft 60 is positioned within the open central lumen defined inlaparoscope 37. In order to achieve the above,graft 60 is preferably rolled into a substantially cylindrical shape as shown inFIGS. 10A and 10B .End portion 62 ofgraft 60 is manipulated to lie substantially parallel tobody portion 61 ofgraft 60 whilegraft 60 is in its rolled configuration as shown inFIG. 10A . The outer diameter ofgraft 60, in its rolled configuration, from point W to point Y is larger than the outer diameter of the rolled graft from point Y to point Z as shown inFIG. 10A . The above is due to the angular construction ofend portion 62 as shown inFIG. 9A . The outer diameter of the rolled graft from point W to point Y is slightly smaller than the inner diameter oflaparoscope 37. As a result, in its rolled configuration,graft 60 can be positioned within the open central lumen oflaparoscope 37. Moreover,graft 60 can be maintained in its rolled configuration while positioned in the central lumen oflaparoscope 37 due to the inner diameter thereof.Graft 60 is then inserted into the proximal end of the central lumen oflaparoscope 37 and advanced until its full length is entirely therein. Aplunger 82 is insertable into the central lumen oflaparoscope 37 as shown inFIGS. 11A and 11B .Plunger 82 has a length sufficient to span the length oflaparoscope 37.Plunger 82 enables an operator to selectively positiongraft 60 withinbody 10.FIGS. 11A and 12 show graft 60 positioned in the distal portion of the central lumen oflaparoscope 37 after being advanced byplunger 82.Laparoscope 37 withgraft 60 contained therein is then advanced and manipulated such that the distal end of the laparoscope is advanced through the communicating aperture nearupstream site 21 and intoisolated region 40. While the plunger is held stationary,laparoscope 37 is then withdrawn axially overplunger 82 andgraft 60 in the direction ofarrow 84 as sequentially shown inFIGS. 13-15 . This allowsgraft 60 in its rolled configuration to be delivered out the distal end oflaparoscope 37.FIG. 15 shows endportion 62 ofgraft 60 positioned within upstreamisolated region 40 andend portion 63 ofgraft 60 positioned atdownstream site 31. Sincegraft 60 is no longer held in its rolled configuration by the inner diameter of the open central lumen oflaparoscope 37,graft 60 becomes unrolled and reverts to its prerolled configuration as shown inFIG. 16 . Injection of a saline solution intograft 60, viaend portion 63, may be performed to facilitate the reverting ofgraft 60 to its prerolled configuration. Alternatively, an additional laparoscope may be used to manipulategraft 60 to its, prerolled configuration. Alternatively, a balloon-tip catheter may be advanced intograft 60 viaend portion 63 and the graft converted to its prerolled configuration by inflation and deflation of the balloon along various segments of the graft. - Also shown in
FIG. 16 ,end portion 62 ofgraft 60 is positioned within upstreamisolated region 40 nearupstream site 21 andend portion 63 ofgraft 60 is positioned atdownstream site 31 whilebody portion 61 ofgraft 60 is positioned outside ofblood vessel 11. Note thatend portion 62 has also reverted back to its prerolled configuration so that such end portion is outwardly extending relative tobody portion 61 ofgraft 60. - Another step according to the preferred method of the present invention includes forming an anastomosis between end portion 52 of
graft 60 andblood vessel 11 nearupstream site 21. - A balloon-
tip catheter 86 having aballoon 88 thereon and further having an expandable~stent 90, in its unexpended configuration, positioned overballoon 88 is advanced through the open central lumen ofcatheter 26 until its distal end is located within upstreamisolated region 40 near upstream site 21 (seeFIG. 17 ).Catheter 86 is further advanced untilballoon 88 is positioned substantiallyadjacent end portion 62 ofgraft 60 as shown inFIG. 17 .Balloon 88 is then inflated to expandstent 90 to its expanded configuration such thatend portion 62 is secured betweenstent 90 and the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 nearupstream site 21 as shown inFIG. 18 .Balloon 88 is then deflated andcatheter 86 is then removed frombody 10 via the central lumen ofcatheter 26.FIG. 19A showsbody 10 aftercatheter 86 is removed therefrom. Moreover,FIGS. 20A-20C show end portion 62 ofgraft 60 being forced into the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 by stent 90 (in its expanded configuration) such thatgraft 60 is secured toblood vessel 11 nearupstream site 21 at itsend portion 62. - One stent which may be used, with a minor degree of modification, in carrying out the preferred method of the present invention is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,776,337 issued to Palmaz on Oct. 11, 1988, the pertinent part of the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference. Such modification would be to provide
stent 90 with an outer diameter (in its fully expanded configuration) that is larger than the inner diameter ofblood vessel 11 nearupstream site 21. - Note that
stent 90 includes a plurality of intersectingbars 71 which span the orifice ofgraft 60 nearend portion 62 as shown inFIG. 20B . Intersecting bars 71 which span the above orifice do not substantially hinder blood flow through the graft orifice as demonstrated by the technical article entitled “Intravascular Stents to Prevent Occlusion and Restenosis After Transluminal Angioplasty” which was published in the Mar. 19, 1987 edition of the periodical “The New England Journal of Medicine,” the pertinent part of the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference. - Further modification may be readily made to
stent 90 wherebystent 90 would have an opening defined in its sidewall which is of similar dimensions to the orifice ofgraft 60 nearend portion 62. Such opening would have no intersecting bars traversing thereover. The above modification would allowstent 90 to be positioned withinblood vessel 11 nearupstream site 21 wherein the above opening would be substantially superimposed over the orifice ofgraft 60 nearend portion 62. This would allow blood to flow through the connection betweenblood vessel 11 andgraft 60 nearupstream site 21 in an unimpeded manner. - As a possible additional procedure in order to further ensure the integrity of the anastomosis between
end portion 62 ofgraft 60 andblood vessel 11 nearupstream Site 21, a number ofsutures 100 may be tied to the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 so as to furthersecure end portion 62 andstent 90 to the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 as schematically shown inFIGS. 19B and 19C . This is accomplished by inserting a laparoscope 102 (which is similar to laparoscope 37) having an open central lumen intohuman body 10 until its distal end is nearupstream site 21. Thereafter, agrasper 104 is advanced through the central lumen oflaparoscope 102. Thegrasper 104 has in its grasp acurved needle 106 having an end ofsuture 100 attached thereto as shown inFIG. 19D . By manipulating the distal end ofgrasper 104, theneedle 106 and the end ofsuture 100 are passed through the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 andend portion 62 ofgraft 60 and intoblood vessel 11. With continued manipulation, theneedle 106 and the end ofsuture 100 are then brought back out ofblood vessel 11. Thesuture 100 is then tied by standard laparoscopic techniques. One article that refers to standard laparoscopic techniques for tying sutures is entitled “Laparoscopic Choledocholithotomy”, which was published inVolume 1,Number 2, 1991 edition of the “Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery” (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers), pages 79-82, and another article that refers to standard laparoscopic techniques for tying sutures is entitled “Improvement in Endoscopic Hernioplasty: Transcutaneous Aquadissection of the Musculofascial Defect and Preperitoneal Endoscopic Patch Repair”, which was published inVolume 1,Number 2, 1991 edition of the “Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery” (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., Publishers), pages 83-90, the pertinent part of both of the above articles of which is herein incorporated by reference. A number ofother sutures 100 are then tied to the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 andend portion 62 ofgraft 60 in a manner similar to that hereinbefore described so as to furthersecure end portion 62 to the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 as schematically shown inFIGS. 19B and 19C . One or more additional laparoscopes and associated laparoscopic operating instruments may be employed using standard laparoscopic techniques to assist in the above suturing procedure. Of course, sutures 100 may be sewn in a conventional running fashion so as to secureend portion 62 to the sidewall ofblood vessel 11. Also,end portion 62 may be sutured to the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 prior to the placement ofstent 90 withinblood vessel 11. - Alternatively, the step of forming an anastomosis between
end portion 62 ofgraft 60 andblood vessel 11 nearupstream site 21 may be accomplished by suturing alone (i.e., without the use of stent 90). In particular, onceend portion 62 ofgraft 60 is positioned within upstreamisolated region 40 nearupstream site 21 as shown inFIG. 16 ,end portion 62 is sutured to the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 as schematically shown inFIGS. 19E and 19F . Note that in this alternative step,end portion 62 is sutured to an interior portion ofblood vessel 11 as schematically shown inFIGS. 19E and 19F . Also note thatend portion 62 is sutured to the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 so as to be positioned substantially adjacent a portion of the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 which substantially surrounds the arteriotomy. This is accomplished by tying a number ofsutures 110 to the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 andend portion 62 ofgraft 60 so as to secureend portion 62 to the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 as schematically shown inFIGS. 19E and 19F . Thesutures 110 shown inFIGS. 19E and 19F are applied in the same manner as thesutures 100 shown inFIGS. 19B, 19C and 19D were applied as described above. Of course, sutures 110 may be sewn in a conventional running fashion so as to secureend portion 62 to the sidewall ofblood vessel 11. - As a further alternative, the
end portion 62 ofgraft 60 need not be positioned in upstreamisolated region 40 but rather endportion 62 may be positioned adjacent the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 so that the communicating aperture (i.e. the arteriotomy) in the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 nearupstream site 21 is aligned with the central passage ofgraft 60. At this position,end portion 62 is sutured to the sidewall of blood vessel as schematically shown inFIGS. 19G and 19H . Note that in this further alternative step,end portion 62 is sutured to an exterior portion ofblood vessel 11 as schematically shown inFIGS. 19G and 19H . Also note thatend portion 62 is sutured to the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 so as to be positioned substantially adjacent a portion of the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 which substantially surrounds the arteriotomy. This is accomplished by tying a number ofsutures 120 to the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 andend portion 62 ofgraft 60 so as to secureend portion 62 to the sidewall ofblood vessel 11 as schematically shown inFIGS. 19G and 19H . Thesutures 120 shown inFIGS. 19G and 19H are applied in the same manner as thesutures 100 shown inFIGS. 19B, 19C and 19D were applied as described above. Of course, sutures 120 may be sewn in a conventional running fashion so as to secureend portion 62 to the sidewall ofblood vessel 11. - The remainder of the preferred method of the present invention is performed using standard surgical techniques. A book which discloses various standard surgical techniques is entitled “Color Atlas of Vascular Surgery,” authored by John S. P. Lumley, published by Wolfe Medical Publications Ltd. of Baltimore, Md. (1986), printed by W. S. Cowell, Ltd. of Ipswich, United Kingdom, and the pertinent part of the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference. More specifically, another step according to the preferred method of the present invention comprises isolating a
region 50 of the area withinblood vessel 11, located nearsite 31 downstream ofoccluded segment 14, from fluid communication with the rest of the area within the blood vessel. Referring now toFIG. 21 , a pair ofsurgical clamps blood vessel 11, one being placed upstream ofisolated region 50 and the other being placed downstream ofisolated region 50. - Another step according to the method of the present invention comprises making an arteriotomy in the sidewall of
blood vessel 11, neardownstream site 31, to create a communicating aperture between downstreamisolated region 50 and the outside of theblood vessel 11.End portion 63 ofgraft 60 is retracted by surgical forceps (not shown) to exposeblood vessel 11 near downstream site 31 (seeFIG. 22 ). A scalpel puncture is then made inblood vessel 11 neardownstream site 31 and thereafter the puncture is extended to the appropriate length with a pair of surgical scissors.FIG. 22 shows the communicating aperture defined in the sidewall ofblood vessel 11, neardownstream site 31. - Another step according to the preferred method of the present invention comprises forming an anastomosis between
end portion 63 ofgraft 60 andblood vessel 11 neardownstream site 31.Graft 60 is then cut to an appropriate length and thereafter endportion 63 is cut an appropriate shape for attachment toblood vessel 11.End portion 63 ofgraft 60 is then surgically stitched withsuture 65 toblood vessel 11 neardownstream site 31 as shown inFIG. 23 . -
Clamps blood vessel 11, and moreover, balloons 24 and 28 are then deflated and thereaftercatheters body 10 as shown inFIG. 24 . This allows blood to flow to former upstreamisolated region 40. Once blood flow reaches former upstreamisolated region 40, a flow of blood will entergraft 60 and flow therethrough to former downstreamisolated region 50 thereby bypassingoccluded segment 14. Consequently, proper blood flow will now exist inbody 10 from point C withinaorta 16 to point 13 within rightcommon femoral artery 18 as a result of performing the above described method of bypass ofoccluded segment 14. - While the invention has been described in detail in the drawings and foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only the preferred embodiments and methods have been shown and described and that all changes and modifications that come within the spirit of the invention are desired to be protected.
- For instance, it is possible that left common
femoral artery 30 and leftinguinal ligament 29 could be exposed via a surgical incision similar to that ofincision 17 as hereinbefore described. Thereafter, a Y-shaped graft could be utilized instead of graft 80 as hereinbefore disclosed. The Y-shaped graft could be advanced in a rolled configuration throughlaparoscope 37 and delivered to a position substantiallyadjacent blood vessel 11 similar in manner to that hereinbefore described. An additional laparoscope could be inserted intohuman body 10 through the opening defined between left commonfemoral artery 30 and leftinguinal ligament 29 in a manner substantially similar to that hereinbefore described with respect to the insertion oflaparoscope 37 intohuman body 10. The additional laparoscope could be advanced toward the left limb of the Y-shaped graft and thereafter used to grasp such limb and pull it toward left commonfemoral artery 30 and subsequently out of the surgical incision near the left common femoral artery. The end portion of the left limb of the Y-shaped graft could be cut to an appropriate length and shape, and thereafter, an anastomosis could be made between such end portion and left commonfemoral artery 30 similar in manner to that hereinbefore described with regard to rightcommon femoral artery 18 andend portion 63 ofgraft 60. - Moreover, for example, in an alternative embodiment of the present invention, it is possible that a
graft 200 may be utilized which would be similar to graft 60 hereinbefore described, however, both end portions ofsuch graft 200 could be similar in structure to endportion 62 of graft 60 (seeFIGS. 29-33 ). In other words, each graft end could posses an end portion that is resiliently maintained outwardly extending relative to the body portion of thegraft 200. Acatheter 202 could be placed intoblood vessel 11 at rightfemoral artery 18 and advanced toward occluded segment 14 (seeFIG. 25 ). Prior to arriving atoccluded segment 14, the distal end of thecatheter 202 could be manipulated and guided out ofblood vessel 11 through apuncture site 204 laparoscopically created in the blood vessel in a manner similar to that hereinbefore described (seeFIG. 26 ). Thecatheter 202 could then be advanced substantiallyadjacent blood vessel 11 over and past occluded segment 14 (seeFIG. 27 ). One or more additional laparoscopes could assist in the above advancement (see alsoFIG. 27 ). The distal end of thecatheter 202 could then be manipulated and guided to reenterblood vessel 11 at a site upstream ofoccluded segment 14, through apuncture site 206 laparoscopically created inblood vessel 11 in a manner similar to that hereinbefore described (seeFIG. 28 ). Thegraft 200 having a resiliently outwardly extending end portion at each end thereof could then be advanced in a rolled configuration through thecatheter 202 and delivered to a position substantiallyadjacent blood vessel 11 similar in manner to that hereinbefore described with respect to graft 60 and laparoscope 37 (seeFIGS. 29, 30 , 31). Thegraft 200 could have a predetermined length equal to a length slightly larger than the distance between thepuncture site 206 located upstream ofoccluded segment 14 and thepuncture site 204 located downstream ofoccluded segment 14. As a result, the distal end portion of thegraft 200 could be positioned withinblood vessel 11 at a location upstream ofoccluded segment 14 and the proximal end portion of thegraft 200 could be positioned withinblood vessel 11 at a location downstream ofoccluded segment 14 while the body portion of thegraft 200 could be positioned substantially adjacent and outside of blood vessel 11 (seeFIGS. 29, 30 , 31). Of course, an area within the blood vessel near each end portion of thegraft 200 could be isolated from fluid communication with the rest of the area within the blood vessel in a manner substantially similar to that hereinbefore described with respect to upstreamisolated region 40. After being advanced our of the distal end of thecatheter 202, the graft 200 (including each outwardly extending end portion) could revert back to its prerolled configuration as hereinbefore described with respect to graft 60 (seeFIG. 32 ). Thereafter, astent 208 could be placed, in an expanded configuration, adjacent each of the end portions of thegraft 200 withinblood vessel 11 in order to secure such end portions of thegraft 200 toblood vessel 11 as hereinbefore described with respect tostent 90 andend portion 62 of graft 60 (seeFIG. 33 ).
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1. A medical procedure for connecting a blood-conveying conduit to a blood vessel in a patient's body to provide blood flow outside of the blood vessel, the method comprising:
creating an arteriotomy in the blood vessel by extravascular manipulation at a selected location through an incision at a location on the patient's body inferior to the selected location; and
forming an anastomosis between the blood-conveying conduit and the blood vessel at the selected location by extravascular manipulation through said incision to provide blood flow in the blood-conveying conduit outside the blood vessel.
2. The medical procedure according to claim 1 in which the blood vessel is the aorta.
3. The medical procedure of claim 2 in which the selected location is above the iliac arterial bifurcation of the aorta and the incision is located inferior the inguinal ligament.
4. The medical procedure according to claim 2 further comprising:
positioning through the incision an end of the blood-conveying conduit outside the aorta and near the arteriotomy at the selected location; and
anastomosing the end portion of the blood-conveying conduit to the selected location on the aorta by extravascular manipulation including through the incision.
5. A medical procedure for connecting a blood-conveying conduit to the aorta in a patient's body, the method comprising:
creating an arteriotomy in the aorta at a selected location by extravascular manipulation through an incision on the patient's body inferior to the selected location;
positioning an inflow end of the blood-conveying conduit near the arteriotomy at the selected location via the incision at a location near a femoral artery below the linguinal ligament; and
anastomosing the end portion of the blood-conveying conduit and the aorta at the selected location to provide blood flow in the blood-conveying conduit outside of the aorta.
6. A medical procedure for connecting a blood-conveying conduit to a blood vessel, the method comprising:
extravascularly creating an arteriotomy in the blood vessel at a selected location by manipulation through an incision located inferior to the selected location;
forming an anastomosis between the blood-conveying conduit and the blood vessel at the selected location; and
positioning a visualization device adjacent the selected location while creating said arteriotomy and forming said anastomosis.
7. A medical procedure for connecting a blood-conveying conduit to an aorta, the method comprising:
extravascularly positioning an end of an instrument having a lumen therethrough near a selected location along the aorta through an incision located inferior to the selected location;
advancing an end portion of the blood-conveying conduit through the lumen of the instrument to the selected location adjacent the aorta; and
forming an anastomosis between said blood-conveying conduit and the aorta at the selected location.
8. The medical procedure according to claim 7 in which the instrument includes an endoscope, further comprising:
positioning an end of the endoscope near the selected location; and
advancing an end portion of the blood-conveying conduit through the lumen of the endoscope to the selected location.
9. A medical procedure for connecting a blood-conveying conduit to an aorta, the method comprising:
positioning an end of an endoscopic instrument having a lumen therethrough near a selected location along the aorta through an incision located near a femoral artery below the inguinal ligament;
advancing an end portion of the blood-conveying conduit through the lumen of the endoscopic instrument to the selected location adjacent the aorta; and
forming an anastomosis between the said blood-conveying conduit and the aorta at the selected location.
10. A medical procedure for connecting a blood-conveying conduit to the aorta, the method comprising:
advancing an end portion of the blood-conveying conduit to a selected location adjacent the aorta through an incision located inferior to the selected location;
extravascularly positioning through the incision and near the selected location along the aorta a distal end of an instrument having a lumen extending therethrough between distal and proximal ends thereof;
manipulating a surgical device extending through the lumen in the instrument to create an arteriotomy in the aorta at the selected location; and thereafter
forming an anastomosis between the blood-conveying conduit and the blood vessel at the selected location.
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