VESSEL SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD OF VESSEL HARVESTING

VESSEL SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD OF VESSEL HARVESTING

Embodiments of the invention provide a vessel support system and a method of vessel harvesting. The system can include a cutting device, a catheter adapted to be inserted into a section of the vessel in order to support the vessel as the cutting device is advanced over the vessel, and a cannula adap...

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Hauptverfasser: MENK ANA R, CHRISTIAN STEVEN C, CLAGUE CYNTHIA T, SANDSTROM JEFFREY D, JAHNS SCOTT E, HOBDAY MICHAEL J, USHER RAYMOND W, KEOGH JAMES R, REETZ ROBERT H, OLIG CHRISTOPHER P, DAIGLE THOMAS P, BRISCOE RODERICK E, MEYER ERIC A, BONNER MATTHEW D, JOLLY KATHERINE S, HAARSTAD PHILIP J
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:Embodiments of the invention provide a vessel support system and a method of vessel harvesting. The system can include a cutting device, a catheter adapted to be inserted into a section of the vessel in order to support the vessel as the cutting device is advanced over the vessel, and a cannula adapted to be coupled to the vessel and adapted to receive the catheter as the catheter is inserted into the section of the vessel. The method can include orienting a cutting device coaxially with the cannula and the catheter and advancing the cutting device over the cannula, the catheter, and the section of the vessel in order to core out the section of the vessel and a portion of the surrounding tissue.