TRANSPLANTABLE ARTERIAL GRAFTS

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
BIOFLOW	GENETIC LABORATORIES, INC.	700 MEDICAL ARTS BLDG. MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402	TRANSPLANTABLE ARTERIAL GRAFTS;
BVI	BIO-VASCULAR, INC.	2575 University Avenue St. Paul MN 55114	Transplantable arterial grafts; live xenogenic and autogenic tissues harvested from animals and humans for use as cardiovascular surgical implants; live bovine tissue for use as surgical implants; and live biological tissue patches for repairing blood vessels for use as surgical implants;Surgically implanted tissue slings for supporting the urinary bladder; medical apparatus, namely, blood vessel occluders; medical apparatus for use in conjunction with cardiovascular procedures, namely, devices for keeping cardiac material cool; medical apparatus for use in conjunction with cardiovascular procedures, namely, blood flow control devices and intravascular probes; wraps used for medical purposes, namely, tissue wraps used in artificial eye implants; and dehydrated staple line reinforcements for surgical use;
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Technical Examples

A method for the treatment of thrombosed hemodialysis access grafts or fistulas defining a shunt positioned between an arterial side and a venous side is achieved by inserting a balloon catheter within the shunt, wherein the balloon catheter includes a distal balloon and at least one infusion aperture located proximally of the distal balloon. Thereafter, the balloon catheter is advanced within an arterial anastomosis at an artery-shunt juncture and the distal balloon is inflated. A thrombolytic agent is then injected through the infusion apertures of the balloon catheter into the shunt to chemically destroy clot material within the shunt, wherein by applying the thrombolytic agent with the distal balloon inflated at the arterial anastomosis the possibility of the clot material moving into the artery is prevented and there is no need to worry about the migration of the clot into the arterial system and the resulting complications. Finally, the inflated distal balloon is pulled toward the venous side, eradicating the arterial plug. A balloon catheter for use in accordance with the present invention is also disclosed.