Methods and devices for harvesting blood vessels with balloons

Details Methods and devices for harvesting blood vessels with balloons Methods and devices for harvesting blood vessels with balloons

1998-08-25

1999-05-11

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Internal pressure applicator

600207, 606190, A61M29/00

Patent

active

059023163

ABSTRACT:
Methods and devices for harvesting blood vessels using balloons to hold the blood vessel and to dissect and mobilize the blood vessel from surrounding tissue. A small balloon catheter is inserted into the blood vessel lumen to and inflated in order to hold the blood vessel, and an everting balloon dissector is everted over the blood vessel. Eversion of the balloon dissector over the blood vessel pushing surrounding body tissue away from the blood vessel.

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