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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2016
Saphena Medical, Inc., West Bridgewater, MA (US);
Albert K. Chin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark J. Orphanos, Foxboro, MA (US);
Michael Barenboym, Cambridge, MA (US);
Saphena Medical, Inc., West Bridgewater, MA (US);
Abstract
Unitary endoscopic vessel harvesting devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, such devices comprise an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, a tip disposed at the distal end of the elongated body; and a cutting unit having a first cutting portion and a second cutting portion, the first cutting portion and the second cutting portion being moveable in a longitudinal direction relative to the elongated body to capture a blood vessel between the first cutting portion and the second cutting portion, and being rotatable relative to one another circumferentially about the tip to cut the captured blood vessel.