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US 2014/0276977 A1Published application
Uterine Artery Ligation Devices and Methods
AssigneeReset Medical, Inc.
InventorsFred Burbank, Mike Jones, George Vilos, Ed Olson
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Abstract
A device useful for ligating an anatomical structure, e.g., a uterine artery, includes a crochet hook-like shaft, and tubular filament holder, and a housing that includes a thumb-slide attached to the shaft. After inserting the filament holder into tissue adjacent to the artery, the shaft is inserted to a point next to the holder, and a hook on the end of the shaft is used to snare the filament and pull it around the artery. The filament can then be tied down, ligating the artery.
Claims7
1-7. (canceled)
A method of ligating an anatomical structure in a patient, the method comprising:
- inserting an elongate filament holder distally through tissue of the patient adjacent to the anatomical structure, the filament holder holding a filament;
- inserting a hook distally through tissue of the patient adjacent to the anatomical structure and adjacent to the filament holder;
- grabbing the filament from the filament holder with the hook;
- and
- pulling the filament proximally.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.