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US 5,707,378 AGranted
Apparatus and method for performing aneurysm repair
AssigneeSam S. Ahn
InventorsSam Seunghae Ahn, Gregory R. Holguin
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of treating an aneurysm by applying to an aneurysmal blood vessel a band around its exterior surface, at the position where the attachment system of the graft attaches the graft to the vessel. A strap gun device and a method for using a strap gun device permits a surgeon to secure the material band or strap around the blood vessel with the use of only a single hand.
Claims7
A device to secure a material band around a blood vessel, said device comprising:
- a handle;
- a shaft with a first end and a second end wherein said first end is coupled to said handle and wherein said shaft has a slot at said second end, and further wherein said shaft has a first side portion and a second side portion;
- a band receiving head pivotally coupled to said first side portion of said shaft wherein said device includes a hinging mechanism to rotate said band receiving head from a first position substantially parallel to said shaft to a second position substantially perpendicular to said shaft at said second end of said shaft;
- a gripping means coupled to said second end of said shaft for gripping the material band in said slot between said first and second side portions of said shaft;
- and
- a cutting means coupled to said band receiving head to cut excess material from the material band.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.