Method for extracting tubular structures
AssigneeNelson Medical Enterprises, LLC
InventorDvora Y. Nelson
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Abstract
A method for extracting a tubular structure from tissue using a device including a handle having an actuator, an elongate body with a first end coupled to and extending from the handle, and an operational head disposed at a second end of the elongate body. The operational head is longitudinally movable between a neutral position and an actuated position. The method includes inserting the elongate body into the tubular structure; placing the operational head into the actuated position; engaging the tubular structure with the operational head when in the actuated position; and pulling the tubular structure from the tissue by moving the operational head.
Claims14
A method for extracting a tubular structure from tissue using a device including a handle having an actuator, an elongate body with a first end coupled to and extending from the handle, and an operational head disposed at a second end of the elongate body, the operational head being longitudinally movable between a neutral position and an actuated position, the method comprising:
- inserting the elongate body into the tubular structure;
- placing the operational head into the actuated position;
- engaging the tubular structure with the operational head when in the actuated position;
- and
- pulling the tubular structure from the tissue by moving the operational head.
A method for removing a blood vessel from tissue using a device including a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a handle operatively coupled to the proximal end of the shaft, the handle including an actuator, and an operational head disposed at the distal end of the shaft, the operational head being operatively coupled to the actuator and configured for forward movement relative to the distal end of the shaft upon actuation of the actuator, the method comprising:
- inserting the shaft into the blood vessel;
- actuating the actuator to move the operational head to a forward position;
- engaging the blood vessel with the operational head in the forward position;
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- pulling the blood vessel from the tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.