Apparatus and method for performing aneurysm repair
US5707378A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S227/901
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method of treating an aneurysm by applying to an aneurysmal blood vessel a band around its exterior surface, at the position where the attachment system of the graft attaches the graft to the vessel. A strap gun device and a method for using a strap gun device permits a surgeon to secure the material band or strap around the blood vessel with the use of only a single hand.
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