Patent ID: 8372096
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for dissecting a vessel from any surrounding vessel branch and/or for harvesting the vessel, the device including: a capture tool having a capture tube and a capture ring at a distal end of the capture tube, the capture ring being configured to be at least partially positioned around a first portion of the vessel and to releasably hold the first portion of the vessel within the capture ring; and a sealing tool having a sealing tube and a sealing ring at a distal end of the sealing tube, the sealing ring being configured to receive a second and adjacent portion of the vessel and to releasably hold the second portion of the vessel within the sealing ring, the sealing tool being capable of being at least axially movable with respect to the capture tool, the sealing ring and the capture ring being configured to: i) releasably hold the branch, and ii) to cauterize a branch from the vessel and to at least seal the cauterized branch; wherein at least the sealing ring is configured to be reduced in diameter.