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US 5,957,940 AGranted
Fasteners for use in the surgical repair of aneurysms
AssigneeEva Corporation
InventorsHoward Tanner, Hugh Trout, III
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AssigneeEva Corporation
InventorsHoward Tanner, Hugh Trout, III
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Innovative fasteners are disclosed for use in repairing a vessel having an aneurysm. The fasteners comprise either coiled spring or ring type fasteners. An attachment assembly and repair graft are also disclosed for use in the repair of the vessel. An attachment assembly comprises an attachment cuff such that the graft is not dimensionally dependent upon the size of the vessel. A visualization apparatus is also disclosed for real time direct viewing of an interior of a vessel. A penetration apparatus is disclosed for use in forming treatment specific holes in a potentially calcified vessel wall which facilitates thereafter the securing of the graft and attachment assembly to the vessel wall. An introducer sheath device is also disclosed that comprises a sealing assembly for preventing the loss of blood during the insertion and subsequent removal of surgical components during the surgical procedure.
A fastener for use during a surgical procedure for securing a surgical component having a treatment specific hole therein to a vessel wall having a treatment specific hole therein, said fastener comprising:
A method for securing a surgical component to a vessel wall during a surgical procedure, said method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.