Anastomotic ring applier with inflatable members
CA 2545688 C · Owner: Griffith, David B. · Inventors: Mckeena, Robert H.; Simms, Robert J.; Griffith, David B.
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A surgical instrument comprises a handle connected to a shaft and a pair of inflatable members. The shaft includes conduits for communicating a pressurized medium to the inflatable members and an insufflation tube. The handle includes a port for communicating a pressurized medium to the conduits and a port for communicating a pressurized medium to the insufflation tube. After an anastomotic ring has been deployed the shaft may be positioned such that an inflatable member is positioned within each of the lumens joined by the anastomosis such that an inflatable member is located on each side of the anastomosis. The inflatable members may be inflated to provide a seal in each of the lumens. …
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- Filed May 3, 2006 and granted October 14, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 3, 2026.
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