Repair apparatus for use in surgical procedures
AssigneeEva Corporation
InventorsHoward Tanner, Ronald Ehmsen
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a repair apparatus for repairing a vessel during a surgical procedure. The apparatus includes a housing, and at least one of a penetration apparatus for use in forming a treatment specific hole in a vessel and a visualization apparatus for viewing an interior of the vessel during the surgical procedure. The housing includes a plurality of layers surrounding a central channel. The housing further includes at least one lumen formed in one of the plurality layers. The repair apparatus according to the present invention may further include a positioning assembly for positioning the repair apparatus within the vessel.
Claims26
A repair apparatus for repairing a vessel during a surgical procedure, said apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- at least one of a penetration apparatus for use in forming a treatment specific hole in a vessel and a visualization apparatus for viewing an interior of the vessel during the surgical procedure,
- wherein said housing includes a plurality of layers surrounding a central channel, said central channel is adapted for receiving at least one of said penetration apparatus and said visualization apparatus;
- and
- an articulation means,
- wherein said articulation means is capable of adjusting the angular orientation of at least one end of said repair apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.