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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 1976
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Russell G Sharp, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Denton A Cooley, Houston, TX (US);
Charles C Reed, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Medical Products, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 / ; 128348 ; 1283 / ; 3-14 ; 73 491 ; 138 90 ;
Abstract
A device and method for preparation and testing of a blood vessel such as the saphenous vein for use as a coronary bypass graft. The device includes a hollow body portion and a hollow stylet projecting therefrom. The stylet presents a peripheral flange facilitating temporary ligation of the vein upon the catheter. The body has a Luer fitting to accommodate coupling with a conventional syringe.