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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2003
Parris Wellman, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Simon Cohn, North Arlington, NJ (US);
John Young, Staten Island, NY (US);
Thomas Swyst, Arlington, MA (US);
James Pelletier, Norwood, MA (US);
John Lapetina, San Francisco, CA (US);
John P. Devlin, Tewksbuy, MA (US);
Parris Wellman, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Simon Cohn, North Arlington, NJ (US);
John Young, Staten Island, NY (US);
Thomas Swyst, Arlington, MA (US);
James Pelletier, Norwood, MA (US);
John Lapetina, San Francisco, CA (US);
John P. Devlin, Tewksbuy, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An instrument for manipulating a vessel in a patient includes a cannula having a lumen for providing insufflation to create a working space in the tissue of a patient, and a first manipulator for manipulating a vessel located within the working space. The first manipulator is slidably movable within the cannula from a stowed position, where the first manipulator is substantially disposed within the cannula, to a forward position, where at least a portion of the first manipulator is disposed outside the cannula. The first manipulator is rotatable when in the forward position to an extended position.