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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2006
Scott E. Jahns, Hudson, WI (US);
James R. Keogh, Mpalewood, MN (US);
Paul A. Pignato, Stacy, MN (US);
Christopher P. Olig, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Karen P. Montpetit, MendotaHeights, MN (US);
Cynthia T. Clague, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Raymond W. Usher, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Philip J. Haarstad, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Gary W. Guenst, Collegeville, PA (US);
Scott E. Jahns, Hudson, WI (US);
James R. Keogh, Mpalewood, MN (US);
Paul A. Pignato, Stacy, MN (US);
Christopher P. Olig, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Karen P. Montpetit, MendotaHeights, MN (US);
Cynthia T. Clague, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Raymond W. Usher, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Philip J. Haarstad, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Gary W. Guenst, Collegeville, PA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A device for temporarily sealing an opening in a blood vessel is provided. The device comprises a cutting mechanism for creating an opening in a blood vessel and a seal for sealing the opening in the blood vessel. The seal is delivered through an inner lumen of a tool body coupled to the cutting mechanism. Methods for using the device to construct an anastomosis between two vessels are also provided.