Device for the repair of arteries
US7326231B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/064
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device is provided for piercing a graft and artery wall in order to retain the graft on the artery. The device has a central section with an abutment surface for contacting the inner wall of the graft and two elongate members with distal ends for contacting the outer wall of the artery when the device is pierced through the graft and artery. The elongate members are biased so as to urge the abutment surface into the graft and retain the graft on the artery.
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