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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2005
William B. Weisenburgh, Ii, Maineville, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Cincinnati, OH (US);
James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robert P. Gill, Mason, OH (US);
Muta M. Issa, Atlanta, GA (US);
William B. Weisenburgh, II, Maineville, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Cincinnati, OH (US);
James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robert P. Gill, Mason, OH (US);
Muta M. Issa, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is an instrument for use in a procedure to effect anastomosis of a patient's bladder and urethra following a prostatectomy having a tube assembly, and an end effector assembly operably supported by the tube assembly, where the end effector assembly includes an anchor for insertion into and through the patient's bladder wall and pelvic floor and an anchor guide associated therewith.