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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wolff M Kirsch, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Yong H Zhu, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Robert Cushman, Cedar Crest, NM (US);
Assignee:
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606207 ; 294 992 ; 814245 ;
Abstract
A forceps for holding and everting vessels in an anastomosis procedure includes three cooperating jaws mounted at the ends of respective relatively movable legs. The legs can be independently manipulated in order to secure and evert first one vessel, then another in apposition to the first, so that clips or sutures can be applied to complete the anastomosis.