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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2004
Theodore M. Bender, San Francisco, CA (US);
Luke W. Clauson, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Philipe R. Manoux, San Francisco, CA (US);
Zachary Warder-gabaldon, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Tenny Chang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kathleen H. Davies, Fremont, CA (US);
Stephen A. Yencho, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Brian R. Dubois, Redwood City, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Theodore M. Bender, San Francisco, CA (US);
Luke W. Clauson, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Philipe R. Manoux, San Francisco, CA (US);
Zachary Warder-Gabaldon, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Tenny Chang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kathleen H. Davies, Fremont, CA (US);
Stephen A. Yencho, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Brian R. DuBois, Redwood City, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Cardica, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
An integrated anastomosis tool may include an effector that both makes an opening in the wall of a target vessel and connects a graft vessel to the target vessel. The connection between the graft vessel and the target vessel may be compliant, and may be achieved by deploying a plurality of connectors such as staples into tissue. The effector may include a cutter assembly and a connection module that are independently actuatable. The cutter assembly and/or the connection module may be cable-actuated.