Apparatus and method for intraoperatively performing surgery
US5899915A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 4, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2218/007
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for intraoperatively performing surgery to create transmural channels in tissue, for example, as in transmyocardial revascularization, are provided using a device including a mechanical end effector and means for stabilizing the end effector in contact with the tissue. The end effector is adapted to cooperate with a source of suction to evacuate tissue severed during the channel forming process, and may optionally include an electrode for cauterizing the tissue surrounding the channel.
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