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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2002
Fred H. Burbank, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Michael L. Jones, Capistrano Beach, CA (US);
Greig E. Altieri, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
R. J. Serra, Irvine, CA (US);
Fred H. Burbank, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Michael L. Jones, Capistrano Beach, CA (US);
Greig E. Altieri, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
R. J. Serra, Irvine, CA (US);
Vascular Control Systems, Inc., San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Abstract
A compression and ligation device includes a pair of jaws including one or more Doppler chips oriented to send and receive Doppler signals across the jaws, to assist a practitioner in determining whether or not a uterine artery is between the jaws. A suture leader with an attached suture can be pushed through a channel on one of the jaws, through tissue behind the uterine artery, into another channel on the other jaw, and proximally out the device so that the practitioner can ligate the artery and effect hemostasis.