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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank H. Boehm, Jr., Utica, NY (US);
Benedetta Delorenzo Melnick, Rome, NY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/708 ;
Abstract
A surgical kit for percutaneously repairing post-operative leaks in internal fluid carrying vessels and organs. The kit includes at least one syringe and at least one marker for placement on the body of the patient to mark the location of the leak. The syringe and marker are enclosed in a sterile package which includes a top cover and a bottom cover. A method for repairing a leak in a fluid carrying vessel or organ, such as the dura mater of the spinal cord, is also disclosed.