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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2008
Robert F. Buckman, Radnor, PA (US);
Jay A. Lenker, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Donald J. Kolehmainen, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Robert F. Buckman, Radnor, PA (US);
Jay A. Lenker, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Donald J. Kolehmainen, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Damage Control Surgical Technologies, Inc., Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
A device and method for achieving hemostasis and leakage control in vascular structures and other body ducts or vessels in an emergency room or trauma situation. The device has at least one shunt that contains an obturator on an end of the shunt. The shunt is inserted into a damaged vessel or lumen for sealing the leak or hemorrhage. Two shunts that both contain obturators on one of their ends can be inserted into two different vessels or lumens when the vessel or lumen has been severed. The obturators allow for the improved ease of insertion into the vessel or lumen. The two shunts are then releasably attached to restore fluid communication through the vessel or lumen. The shunt is placed temporarily within the patient and then removed when definitive repair can be achieved by a qualified physician.