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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2006
Tom Breton, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Steve Golden, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Tom Breton, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Steve Golden, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Surgical eversion apparatus for preparing a conduit for anastomosis in a human patient includes an everting member having a loop shaped portion adapted to be inserted into an end portion of a conduit harvested from a human patient and configured to fold a portion of the conduit end portion over itself when moved proximally away from the end of the conduit and along the conduit while a portion of the conduit is held fixed relative thereto. A method of everting a graft includes positioning a graft in a support device such that an end portion of the graft extends therefrom; introducing a generally looped shaped member into the end portion of the graft extending from the support device; and moving the looped shaped member over the support device to fold at least a portion of the end portion of the graft over the support device.