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Anvil delivery system

US5314435A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateMay 19, 1992
Grant dateMay 24, 1994
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/1125
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for delivering a surgical device to a predetermined location within a tubular organ includes an elongated delivery member having a proximal and a distal end, a mounting mechanism for detachably mounting the surgical device at the distal end of the elongated delivery member and a releasing mechanism for releasing the surgical device from the mounting mechanism.

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