Vessel holder
US5053041A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/301
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved, disposable, inexpensive vessel holder suitable for use in coronary artery surgery for impaling the cut end of a vessel graft on three sharpened wire prongs, two if that can be made to extend laterally for holding the cut end of the graft in an open position for suturing to the obstructed coronary artery, is disclosed.
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