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Apparatus and methods for clamping tissue layers and occluding hollow vessels

US10687805B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AMSEL MEDICAL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Arnold Miller · Cambridge, US
Raanan Miller · Cambridge, US
Nir Lilach · Kfar Yehoshua, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 22, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/0688
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for clamping tissue layers and occluding hollow anatomical structures utilize a pair of implants, each having deployable radially extending legs that clamp the layers together. The implants are locked together by a separate pin that also transfixes the tissue layers.

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