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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2007
Nathan H. White, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael P. Schaller, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Luke W. Clauson, Redwood City, CA (US);
Michael Murillo, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Redwood City, CA (US);
Nathan H. White, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael P. Schaller, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Luke W. Clauson, Redwood City, CA (US);
Michael Murillo, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Redwood City, CA (US);
Cardica, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A tool for treating tissue in conjunction with one or more connectors may include an anvil against which at least one connector is urged, and a flexible tip extending from the distal end of said anvil. At least one connector may be held by a connector holder that is pivotally connected to the anvil. The anvil may be used to treat tissue by making an incision in the wall of the blood vessel, inserting the flexible tip and at least a portion of the anvil through the incision into the lumen of the blood vessel, and deforming at least one connector, introduced from outside the wall of the blood vessel, against the portion of the anvil that is located within the lumen of the blood vessel.