A percutaneous system for bypassing a restriction in a native vessel of a mammal having an aorta includes providing a graft having a body portion with a first end, a second end and a lumen therebetween. An aperture is formed in the aorta. The graft is inserted into the aorta and the first end of the graft is connected to the aorta about the aperture in the aorta. An aperture is then formed in the native vessel distal of the restriction. The second end of the graft is connected to the native vessel about the aperture therein such that the lumen in the graft communicates with the aorta and the native vessel.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO CO-PENDING APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/759,996, filed Jan. 12, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,575,168; which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/391,112, filed Sep. 7, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,253,769; which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/813,038, filed Mar. 6, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,026,814.
The following U.S. patent applications are hereby fully incorporated: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/813,040, entitled PERCUTANEOUS BYPASS WITH BRANCHING VESSEL, filed Mar. 6, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,035,856 and assigned to the same assignee as the present application; and
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/812,879, entitled PERCUTANEOUS BYPASS BY TUNNELING THROUGH VESSEL WALL, filed Mar. 6, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,155,264 and assigned to the same assignee as the present invention.
