WO2002039882A3 - Vein harvesting system and method - Google Patents

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WO2002039882A3
WO2002039882A3 PCT/US2001/045166 US0145166W WO0239882A3 WO 2002039882 A3 WO2002039882 A3 WO 2002039882A3 US 0145166 W US0145166 W US 0145166W WO 0239882 A3 WO0239882 A3 WO 0239882A3
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harvesting system
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David Knighton
Vance Fiegel
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Embro Vascular
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Priority to EP01996041A priority patent/EP1339352A4/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/00008—Vein tendon strippers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/00234—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B2017/00238—Type of minimally invasive operation
    • A61B2017/00243—Type of minimally invasive operation cardiac
    • A61B2017/00247—Making holes in the wall of the heart, e.g. laser Myocardial revascularization
    • A61B2017/00252—Making holes in the wall of the heart, e.g. laser Myocardial revascularization for by-pass connections, i.e. connections from heart chamber to blood vessel or from blood vessel to blood vessel
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/00969—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets used for transplantation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/30—Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure
    • A61B2090/306—Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure using optical fibres
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S623/00—Prosthesis, i.e. artificial body members, parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor
    • Y10S623/915—Method or apparatus for preparing biological material
    • Y10S623/916—Blood vessel
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S623/00—Prosthesis, i.e. artificial body members, parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor
    • Y10S623/915—Method or apparatus for preparing biological material
    • Y10S623/916—Blood vessel
    • Y10S623/917—Collagen

Abstract

A system and a method for harvesting a section of a blood vessel (V) from a patient's body for further use. The system includes an expandable hood (10) that creates a workspace for the dissection and removal of the vessel and a telescoping device that has tools at its distal end. The blood vessel (V) is cut at a distal location and a light catheter inserted to illuminate the area of dissection. The system can remove a section of the saphenous vein for use in coronary bypass surgery.
PCT/US2001/045166 2000-11-17 2001-11-15 Vein harvesting system and method WO2002039882A2 (en)

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AU2708602A AU2708602A (en) 2000-11-17 2001-11-15 Vein harvesting system and method
CA002427918A CA2427918C (en) 2000-11-17 2001-11-15 Vein harvesting system and method
EP01996041A EP1339352A4 (en) 2000-11-17 2001-11-15 Vein harvesting system and method

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