Doppler directed suturing and compression device and method
US7645284B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/42
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A compression and ligation device includes a pair of jaws including one or more Doppler chips oriented to send and receive Doppler signals across the jaws, to assist a practitioner in determining whether or not a uterine artery is between the jaws. A suture leader with an attached suture can be pushed through a channel on one of the jaws, through tissue behind the uterine artery, into another channel on the other jaw, and proximally out the device so that the practitioner can ligate the artery and effect hemostasis.
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