Claims
- 1. A device for treating an aneurysm or arterio-venous fistula in a body lumen, comprising:
a tubular member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a passage extending therebetween, the tubular member being expandable from a collapsed state to an expanded state; a first cuff on the proximal end of the tubular member; and a second cuff on the distal end of the tubular member.
- 2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a lumen extending along a length of the tubular member, the lumen being isolated from the passage and configured for injecting a fluid from within the lumen to a region beyond an outer surface of the tubular member.
- 3. The device of claim 2, wherein the lumen comprises a balloon wound around the outer surface of the tubular member.
- 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the tubular member comprises a sheet, the sheet being rolled such that an overlapping edge of the sheet spirals along an outer surface of the sheet in the collapsed state.
- 5. The device of claim 1, further comprising a delivery catheter, the tubular member being wound against the delivery catheter in the collapsed state wherein the passage has a first diameter, and the tubular member configured to unwind from the delivery catheter to assume the expanded state wherein the passage has a second diameter larger than the first diameter.
- 6. The device of claim 2, further comprising a delivery tube in communication with the lumen, and an inflation tube coupled to the first and second cuffs, the first and second cuffs being inflatable upon delivery of a fluid from the inflation tube.
- 7. The device of claim 1, wherein the first and second cuffs are mechanically expansible.
- 8. The device of claim 1, further comprising a non-stick coating on an outer surface of the tubular member.
- 9. A device for treating an aneurysm or arterio-venous fistula in a body lumen, comprising:
a tubular member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a passage extending between the proximal and distal ends, the tubular member being expandable from a collapsed state to an expanded state; and a helical member wound along a portion of an outer wall of the tubular member, the helical member comprising a plurality of openings communicating with a lumen within the helical member.
- 10. The device of claim 9, wherein the tubular member further comprises an outer wall, an inner wall, and an annular space between the outer and inner walls, and the device further comprises a pressurizing lumen in communication with the annular space and suitable for inflating the tubular member to transition the tubular member between the collapsed and expanded states.
- 11. The device of claim 9, wherein the tubular member has a uniform outer diameter in the expanded state.
- 12. The device of claim 9, wherein the proximal and distal ends of the tubular member have a first diameter in the expanded state, and an intermediate region of the tubular member has a second diameter in the expanded state that is less than the first diameter.
- 13. The device of claim 9, further comprising:
a first cuff on the proximal end of the tubular member; a second cuff on the distal end of the tubular member; and a pressurizing lumen in communication with the first and second cuffs, the pressurizing lumen suitable for delivering a fluid into the first and second cuffs for transitioning the first and second cuffs between a collapsed state and an expanded state, the expanded state being larger than the tubular member in its expanded state.
- 14. The device of claim 9, further comprising a delivery lumen in communication with the lumen of the helical member, wherein a hardening agent is injectable into the delivery lumen, out of the plurality of openings, and into a region beyond an outer wall of the tubular member.
- 15. The device of claim 9, wherein the helical member further comprises an inflation lumen, the device further comprising:
a first mechanism coupled to the proximal end of the tubular member; and a second mechanism coupled to the distal end of the tubular member; wherein the first and second mechanisms are in communication with the inflation lumen.
- 16. The device of claim 9, wherein the tubular member further comprises an outer wall, an inner wall, and an annular space between the outer and inner walls, the device further comprising:
a pressurizing lumen in communication with the annular space; a first cuff on the proximal end of the tubular member; and a pressurizing lumen in communication with the first and second cuffs, the pressurizing lumen suitable for delivering a fluid into the first and second cuffs for transitioning the first and second cuffs between a collapsed state and an expanded state, the expanded state being larger than the tubular member in its expanded state.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a divisional of co-pending application Ser. No. 09/827,392, filed Apr. 4, 2001, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/095,668, filed Jun. 10, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,231,562 B1, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/504,293, filed Jul. 19, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,785,679
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