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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:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles Lee Simpson, Austin, TX (US);
Brian K McIlroy, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Sulzer Carbomedics Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606153 ;
Abstract
A device and method are disclosed for reinforcing an anastomotic site (24). The device (14) includes a body (16) and a cuff (18). The body (16) is formed to receive a vascular graft (10). The cuff (18) is coupled to the body (16) and is formed to couple to a target vessel (22) proximate the anastomotic site (24) and to engage the anastomotic site (24). According to one aspect, the cuff (18) is impregnated with medication (30) to be delivered directly to the anastomotic site (24). According to another aspect, the cuff (18) has an adhesive surface (34) for affixation to the target vessel (22).