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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2003
Applicant:
Erin Jessica Lindsay, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Erin Jessica Lindsay, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignees:
Terumo Corporation, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An endoscopic apparatus for harvesting a desired blood vessel including an endoscopic barrel having at least two lumens, one of the lumens dimensioned for receiving an endoscope, a handle disposed at a proximal end of the endoscopic barrel, a cone portion disposed over a distal end of the endoscopic barrel, and at least one manipulator fork extendable from the cone portion for dissecting the desired blood vessel from connective tissue.