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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2004
Applicants:
David R. Knighton, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Vance D. Fiegel, New Brighton, MN (US);
Inventors:
David R. Knighton, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Vance D. Fiegel, New Brighton, MN (US);
Assignee:
Embro Corporation, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and a method for harvesting a section of a blood vessel from a patient's body for further use. The system includes an expandable hood that creates a workspace for the dissection and removal of the vessel and a telescoping device that has tools at its distal end. The blood vessel is cut at a distal location and a light catheter inserted to illuminate the area of dissection. The system can remove a section of the saphenous vein for use in coronary bypass surgery.