Claims
- 1. A bifurcated graft, comprising:
a lateral limb; and an extension graft coupled to the lateral limb.
- 2. The graft of claim 1, wherein the lateral limb is a contralateral limb.
- 3. The graft of claim 1, wherein the extension graft includes a mating portion and an adjustable length portion extending coaxially from a distal end of the mating portion.
- 4. The graft of claim 3, wherein the mating portion includes a proximal portion and a wire spring having a first spring portion, wherein the first spring portion biases the proximal portion against an interior surface of a vessel.
- 5. The graft of claim 4, wherein the mating portion further includes a second spring portion connected to the first spring portion by a connecting bar.
- 6. The graft of claim 5, further comprising a third spring portion provided at a distal end of the adjustable length portion.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/949,813, filed Sep. 12, 2001, which is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 09/405,562, filed Sep. 24, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,287,315, which is a continuation-in part of application Ser. No. 09/017,474, filed Feb. 2, 1998, abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/710,460, filed Sep. 18, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,713,917, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/549,880, filed Oct. 30, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,591,195, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
Divisions (2)
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