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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Edward G. Chekan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Andrew C. Yoo, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02);
Abstract
A cuff is used to provide a form for curing fluid about the exterior of an end-to-end anastomosis site. The cuff includes a port through which fluid may be injected to reach an interior space defined between the exterior of tissue at the anastomosis site and the inner surface of the cuff. A circular stapler may be used as a mandrel for the cuff and fluid. Alternatively, inflatable balloons may be used as a mandrel. The curing fluid may comprise a mixture of fibrin and thrombin.