Patent ID: 7473262
Filing Date: 2009-01-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for harvesting an artery comprising: providing an instrument having a handle and a long slender rod including first and second segments that define an obtuse angle therebetween, at least one of the segments being substantially coaxial with the handle, the second segment including a first sideways hook and a second sideways hook, the sideways hooks being spaced longitudinally from each other, the first sideways hook extending radially outward from the second segment in a first direction and the second sideways hook extending radially outward from the second segment in a second direction, wherein the first direction is different from the second direction; manipulating the rod so as to slide the sideways hook around the artery; and pushing and/or pulling the rod to slide the hook along the artery until the artery is separated from the surrounding tissue.