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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2011
Applicants:
Andres F. Aguirre, Chicago, IL (US);
Brian K. Rucker, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Kevin Chmura, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventors:
Andres F. Aguirre, Chicago, IL (US);
Brian K. Rucker, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Kevin Chmura, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A magnet delivery system for forming an anastomosis that comprises a wire guide; a catheter having a delivery portion for advancement into a intracorporeal space, the delivery portion having a lumen extending at least partially therethrough, and a strand connected to the catheter, whereby the magnet is disposed over the wire guide and distal to the catheter, and retained by the strand being releasably connected to the wire guide.