NON-OCCLUSIVE VASCULAR BYPASS SURGICAL METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS

摘要

The present invention includes non-occlusive vascular bypass methods that can be accomplished in either an open or a laparoscopic setting. The inventive methods of vascular bypass surgery involve implanting a novel graft prosthesis in a patient, while not occluding the patient's blood vessel, or at least one of either the donor or recipient vessels, depending on the particular bypass surgery. The novel graft section is attached as desired at both its ends, one or two vessel wall pieces are sectioned while retained with a novel vessel wall grasping means, also provided, sectioned with the excimer laser, circular scalpel, aortic punch or some other suitable means, and removed with the grasping means.