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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2006
Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
David L. Bombard, San Francisco, CA (US);
Theodore M. Bender, Oakland, CA (US);
Luke W. Clauson, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Redwood City, CA (US);
Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
David L. Bombard, San Francisco, CA (US);
Theodore M. Bender, Oakland, CA (US);
Luke W. Clauson, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Redwood City, CA (US);
Cardica, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical tool useful for connecting an abdominal aortic stent or the like to tissue may include a head holding at least one fastener, a shaft, and a joint connecting the head to the shaft, the joint allowing the head to rotate in at least one direction relative to the shaft. That surgical tool may be used to connect a graft assembly to tissue, where the graft assembly may include a graft connected to a stent. The graft, stent and surgical tool may be inserted into a body lumen; and the head of the surgical tool may be pivoted relative to the shaft such that the distal end of the head contacts the interior of the stent. At least one fastener is then deployed to connect the stent to the body lumen.
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