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

1999-01-29

2000-06-20

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Internal pressure applicator

606190, 128898, A61M 2900

Patent

active

060772891

ABSTRACT:
Methods and devices for harvesting blood vessels using balloons to dissect and mobilize the blood vessel from surrounding tissue are disclosed. A tunnel is created over the blood vessel. The tunnel is insufflated. A balloon dissector is inflated over the blood vessel. Side branches are then ligated and divided from the blood vessel. In a further aspect of the invention, the balloon may be an everting balloon which, upon inflation, advances along the blood vessel and envelops the blood vessel.

REFERENCES:
patent: Re36043 (1999-01-01), Knighton
patent: 2944552 (1960-07-01), Cannon
patent: 4597389 (1986-07-01), Ibrahim et al.
patent: 4793346 (1988-12-01), Mindich
patent: 5352219 (1994-10-01), Reddy
patent: 5366478 (1994-11-01), Brinkerhoff et al.
patent: 5445990 (1995-08-01), Yook et al.
patent: 5480379 (1996-01-01), LaRosa
patent: 5496345 (1996-03-01), Kieturakis et al.
patent: 5591183 (1997-01-01), Chin
patent: 5601581 (1997-02-01), Fogarty et al.
patent: 5601589 (1997-02-01), Fogarty et al.
patent: 5632761 (1997-05-01), Smith et al.
patent: 5667480 (1997-09-01), Knight et al.
patent: 5702416 (1997-12-01), Kieturakis et al.
patent: 5762604 (1998-06-01), Kieturakis
patent: 5772680 (1998-06-01), Kieturakis et al.
"Endoscopic Subfascial Discission of Perforating Veins," (G. Hauer et al., Surg. Endosc (1988) 2:5-12).
"A quick and atraumatic method of autologous vein harvesting using the subcutaneous extraluminal dissector," (W.R. Dimitri et al., J. Cardiovasc Surg., 1987; 28:103-11).
"Long Saphenous Vein Harvesting," (W. Meldrum-Hanna et al., Aust. N.Z. J.Surg., 1986, 923-924.
"Vein Harvest," (Alan B. Lumaden & Felmont Faves, III, Endoscopic Plastic Surgery (Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., 1995), pp. 535-543--Not available.
"Endoscopic Plastic Surgery," Snowden-Pencer, Inc., (1993 Brochure)--Not available.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Methods and devices for harvesting blood vessels with balloons does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Methods and devices for harvesting blood vessels with balloons, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Methods and devices for harvesting blood vessels with balloons will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1848281