Vessel harvesting retractor with integral electrosurgical clamping elements
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Dec 2, 2003
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Apr 3, 2003
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Sep 28, 2001
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Sep 28, 2001
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An endoscopic vessel harvesting device and a method of endoscopic harvesting of vessels from a patients body. The method comprises locating the vessel, and inserting the vessel harvesting device through an incision. Dissecting the vessel from the surrounding tissue, and capturing side branch vessels in a vessel capturing device. Ligating and transecting the side branch vessels using electrodes and a knife located in the vessel capturing device. Finally, ligating and transecting the vessel, and removing the vessel from the patients body. The vessel harvesting device comprises a head piece, a shaft having a lumen for receiving an endoscope, and a vessel capturing device located on the head piece for capturing the side branch vessels in the receiver.
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