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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:
Jan. 07, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory M Fahy, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Assignees:
Organ, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Life Resuscitation Technologies, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606207 ; 606151 ; 81420 ; 814245 ; 433159 ;
Abstract
A manipulator tool for grasping an anastomosis cuff has two gripping fingers with indentations. When the gripping fingers are brought together, the indentations form an aperture between the gripping fingers which is used to surround and grasp the outer surface of an anastomosis cuff. The indentations can have various shapes to conform to different sizes and different shapes of cuffs. The gripping fingers may also be adjustable and replacable. The manipulator tool may also include a latching or locking device for keeping the tool closed in a particular position.