Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vessel harvesting apparatus and method
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Application No.: US15870823Application Date: 2018-01-12
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Publication No.: US11432839B2Publication Date: 2022-09-06
- Inventor: Liming Lau
- Applicant: Maquet Cardiovascular LLC
- Applicant Address: US NJ Wayne
- Assignee: Maquet Cardiovascular LLC
- Current Assignee: Maquet Cardiovascular LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Wayne
- Agent Kevin T. Godlewski
- Main IPC: A61B17/00
- IPC: A61B17/00 ; A61B17/3205 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B17/32 ; A61B17/02 ; A61B18/08 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B18/00

Abstract:
An apparatus for harvesting a vessel from a body, includes: a cannula having a dissector for advancing along the vessel to create a tunnel, the dissector having a transparent portion; and an energy tool moveably coupled to the cannula, wherein the energy tool is configured to separate a pediculated vessel having at least a segment of the vessel and a pedicle around the segment of the vessel from surrounding tissue, and wherein at least a part of the energy tool is visible through the transparent portion of the dissector during use of the energy tool.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190216489A1 VESSEL HARVESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2019-07-18
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