Method and apparatus for performing coronary artery bypass surgery
US5755682A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 26, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/903
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing coronary artery bypass surgery establishes a channel leading directly from a chamber of a heart into a coronary artery. The coronary artery bypass procedure may be performed with or without cardiopulmonary bypass.
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