Aortoiliac implant and processing and uses thereof

Abstract

The present invention provides a package comprising an aortoiliac artery graft and a record of a measured pressurized diameter of the aortoiliac artery graft, which measurement has been determined ex vivo under a pressure. A method of processing an aortoiliac artery graft is also provided. The processing method comprises subjecting an aortoiliac artery to a pressure ex vivo, and determining a measured pressurized diameter of the aortoiliac artery under the pressure. A method of treating abdominal aortic aneurysm, infected aortoiliac endograft or a traumatically damaged abdominal aorta or an iliac artery in a patient is further provided. The treatment method comprises anastomosing a processed aortoiliac artery graft with an aorta of the patient on the proximal end and the iliac or femoral arteries on the distal end, wherein a measured pressurized diameter of the processed aortoiliac artery graft has been determined ex vivo under a pressure.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A package comprising an artery graft and a first record, wherein the first record provides a measured pressurized diameter of the artery graft, and wherein the measured pressurized diameter has been determined ex vivo under a pressure. 
     
     
         2 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein the measured pressurized diameter is a measured pressurized outer diameter of the artery graft. 
     
     
         3 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein the measured pressurized diameter is a measured pressurized inner diameter of the artery graft. 
     
     
         4 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein the measured pressurized diameter consists of a measured pressurized outer diameter of the artery graft and a measured pressurized inner diameter of the artery graft. 
     
     
         5 . The package of  claim 1 , further comprising a second record, wherein the second record provides a measured unpressurized diameter of the artery graft, wherein the unpressurized diameter has been determined ex vivo during processing. 
     
     
         6 . The package of  claim 5 , wherein the measured unpressurized diameter is a measured unpressurized outer diameter of the artery graft. 
     
     
         7 . The package of  claim 5 , wherein the measured unpressurized diameter is a measured unpressurized inner diameter of the artery graft. 
     
     
         8 . The package of  claim 5 , wherein the measured unpressurized diameter consists of a measured unpressurized outer diameter of the artery graft and a measured unpressurized inner diameter of the artery graft. 
     
     
         9 . The package of  claim 4 , further comprising a second record, wherein the second record provides a measured unpressurized diameter of the artery graft, wherein the unpressurized diameter has been determined ex vivo during processing. 
     
     
         10 . The package of  claim 9 , wherein the measured unpressurized diameter is a measured unpressurized outer diameter of the artery graft. 
     
     
         11 . The package of  claim 9 , wherein the measured unpressurized diameter is a measured unpressurized inner diameter of the artery graft. 
     
     
         12 . The package of  claim 9 , wherein the measured unpressurized diameter consists of a measured unpressurized outer diameter of the artery graft and a measured unpressurized inner diameter of the artery graft. 
     
     
         13 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein the artery graft further comprises a major artery selected from the group consisting of celiac, superior and inferior mesenteric and renal arteries. 
     
     
         14 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein the artery graft further comprises a minor artery. 
     
     
         15 . A method of processing an artery graft, comprising
 (a) subjecting an artery to a pressure ex vivo during processing, and   (b) determining a measured pressurized diameter of the artery under the pressure, whereby a processed artery graft is obtained.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the pressure is controlled by using a pressure relief valve or a calibrated syringe. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the measured pressurized diameter is determined by using a tool selected from the group consisting of a ruler, a caliper, an umbilical tape, a laser micrometer and ultrasound. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the pressurized diameter is a measured pressurized outer diameter of the artery. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the pressurized diameter is a measured pressurized inner diameter of the artery. 
     
     
         20 . A processed artery graft prepared according to the method of  claim 15 .