Everting forceps
US4950281A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 1989 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/11
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A forceps for holding and everting vessels in an anastomosis procedure includes three cooperating jaws mounted at the ends of respective relatively movable legs. The legs can be independently manipulated in order to secure and evert first one vessel, then another in apposition to the first, so that clips or sutures can be applied to complete the anastomosis.
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