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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
May. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Marto Hoary, Galway, IE;
Sherif Sultan, Galway, IE;
Colm Anthony Mccormack, County Kildare, IE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Embricon Limited, Galway, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vein stripping deviceincludes a catheterfor insertion into a veinto be removed. The catheterhas a proximal regionadjacent a proximal endof the catheterand a distal regionadjacent a distal endof the catheter. The catheteris open at the distal end for passage of blood through the catheter from the distal end. The catheterhas a plurality of vein grippersat least along the distal regionfor gripping a length of the veinto the catheter. The vein grippers include a plurality of holes and/or gripping featuresspaced-apart along the wall of the catheter