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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1999
Howard Tanner, Logan, UT (US);
Ronald Ehmsen, Villa Park, CA (US);
EVA Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a repair apparatus for repairing a vessel during a surgical procedure. The apparatus includes a housing, and at least one of a penetration apparatus for use in forming a treatment specific hole in a vessel and a visualization apparatus for viewing an interior of the vessel during the surgical procedure. The housing includes a plurality of layers surrounding a central channel. The housing further includes at least one lumen formed in one of the plurality layers. The repair apparatus according to the present invention may further include a positioning assembly for positioning the repair apparatus within the vessel.