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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eric L. Mears, Duluth, GA (US);
Assignee:
Ensurg, Inc., Norcross, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/710 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/710 ;
Abstract
A ligating band dispenser includes a cylindrical inner sleeve and at least a partially encompassing balloon, where the inner sleeve supports one or more expanded ligating bands external to the balloon. This ligating band dispenser allows the introduction of a pressurized fluid between the inner sleeve and the balloon, proximal to a distal-most, stored ligating band, to effect the distal displacement and dispensing of one or more stored ligating bands.