CPC A61F 2/06 (2013.01) [A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/9517 (2020.05); A61F 2002/067 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9505 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9665 (2013.01)] | 26 Claims |
1. A vascular graft deployment tool, comprising:
a grip;
an elongated mandrel positioned distal of the grip;
a vascular graft, at least part of which is disposed coaxially about the mandrel;
a sheath assembly including a distal sheath portion and a proximal sheath portion connected by a center section comprising at least two ribbons, wherein the distal sheath portion and the proximal sheath portion are configured to constrain the vascular graft against the mandrel in an insertion diameter; and
an actuator that is moveable relative to the grip and engages the at least two ribbons of the sheath assembly, wherein operation of the actuator causes at least one of the distal sheath portion and the proximal sheath portion to separate longitudinally to free at least a portion of the vascular graft.
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