Method and apparatus for attaching or locking an implant to an anatomic vessel or hollow organ wall
CA 2282379 A1 · Owner: Swanstrom, Lee L. · Inventors: Swanstrom, Lee L.
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The present invention is an attachment or locking apparatus (7) which can effectively secure an implant (3) such as a stent or stent graft to a vessel or hollow organ wall, and which allows minimally-invasive techniques such as , laparoscopy to be used to attach the implant (3). The locking element (7) is inserted through an anatomic vessel or hollow organ wall and the implant (3) , from outside of the vessel or hollow organ. The locking element (7) preferably is composed of a thin retaining element (9) and a clamping element (8) joined , flexibly at one end of the retaining element (9). A fixing element (12) is secured in position on the retaining element (9) to secure or attach the …
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- Filed December 29, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 29, 2018.
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