Transluminal methods and devices for closing, forming attachments to, and/or forming anastomotic junctions in, luminal anatomical structures
US6491707B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/1139
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for passing attachment apparatus or connector material into or through the wall of a luminal anatomical structure for the purpose of, closing the lumen of the anatomical structure, forming an anastomotic junction between separate anatomical structures or between approximated segments of the same anatomical structure, and/or attaching an article, or other apparatus to the wall of the anatomical structure.
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