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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2010
Jeffrey C. Leung, Raleigh, NC (US);
Matthew A. Megaro, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Gregory Ruff, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Andrew Kaplan, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Jeffrey C. Leung, Raleigh, NC (US);
Matthew A. Megaro, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Gregory Ruff, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Andrew Kaplan, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
An anastomosis procedure utilizes a self-retaining suture to secure one vessel to another vessel. One or more self-retaining sutures are deployed around the interface between the vessels. The self-retaining sutures have tissue-grasping surface features which allow passage of the sutures in one direction through tissue, but not in the opposite direction. The self-retaining sutures may be deployed using a needle attached to the end of the sutures. The anastomosis technique may be performed without using knots.