KNITTED DOUBLE VELOUR VASCULAR PROSTHESIS USED

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
PROTEGRAFT	B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT	Melsungen Germany	knitted double-velour vascular prosthesis used for medical and surgical purposes;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

A bifurcated vascular prosthesis implanted using a combined laparoscopic/open and endovascular technique for curing aneurysms of the abdominal aorta includes two stents on distal arms of the prosthesis. A delivery system and surgical kit for the release of the vascular prosthesis includes a pair of balloon release catheters, to be inserted within each corresponding stent and to remain adhering thereto throughout the time prior to release until reinflated with an inflating syringe, and a pair of balloon guide catheters, each including a dilator and a sheath. A method for implanting the prosthesis is also provided.