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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2003
Applicants:
James T. Nielsen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David L. Bombard, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
James T. Nielsen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David L. Bombard, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cardica, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for performing anastomosis between a graft vessel and a target vessel includes a tissue effector having an anvil and a staple holder movable relative to one another, with a graft affixer connected to the staple holder. A single incision may be made in an end of the graft vessel, such that the graft vessel includes a single flap for connection to the target vessel.