CPC A61B 17/0682 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0641 (2013.01)] | 28 Claims |
21. A kit, comprising:
a suture including:
a set of legs having distal ends that terminate in sharpened tips that are configured to penetrate through a portion of a graft and a vessel wall adjacent to the portion of the graft; and
a tail coupled to the set of legs,
the suture configured to transition from (1) a flattened configuration in which the tail extends in a direction opposite to a direction of the set of legs to (2) a curved configuration in which the tail and the set of legs are curled in a substantially circular shape; and
a suture delivery system including:
a housing configured to contain the suture in the flattened configuration, the housing defining an opening for releasing the suture from an interior of the housing such that the suture can automatically transition from the flattened configuration into the curved configuration; and
a deployment element having a distal portion slidably disposed in the housing, the distal portion of the deployment element having a surface configured to interface with the suture along an entire length of the suture, the deployment element includes a set of formations on the distal portion of the deployment element, the set of formations defining first and second regions each for receiving a leg of the set of legs and a third region for receiving the tail of the suture,
the housing and the deployment element configured to collectively constrain the suture in the flattened configuration until the suture is released through the opening of the housing, the deployment element slidable to release the suture from the opening of the housing.
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