Patents Assigned to Ethicen, Inc.
  • Arrangement and method for vascular anastomosis
    Patent number: 6860891
    Abstract: A method for implementing vascular anastomosis in the attachment of a graft vessel to a target vessel such as a coronary artery, and subsequently creating a passageway between the vessels in order to establish fluid flow communication therebetween. Further is to the provision of novel devices which are utilized in implementing the steps of attaching a graft vessel to a target vessel such as a coronary artery through vascular anastomosis, and thereafter creating a fluid flow passageway therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Ethicen, Inc.
    Inventor: Dale R. Schulze