Abstract: A device for extracting an endovascular stent graft from a vessel including a cylindrical body and an opening formed in the cylindrical body. The cylindrical body has a first open end, a second open end, and a sidewall surrounding a hollow bore of the cylindrical body. The opening is formed in the sidewall between the first open end and the second open end forming a first ring portion at the first open end and a second ring portion at the second open end. Additionally, a diameter of the first open end is greater than a diameter of the second open end.

Abstract: A method and system in which one or more hardware accelerators are directly accessible via a direct memory access controller (DMAC) including an internal mechanism. In some embodiments, the internal mechanism may include a local interconnect in the DMAC. In other embodiments, a DMAC structure includes a mechanism that provides for streaming data through hardware accelerators and allows for simultaneous reads and writes among multiple endpoint pairs transferring data. For added flexibility and increased independence from a microprocessor, a DMAC may include a command decoder that discovers, decodes and interprets commands in a data stream.