Patent ID: 7959553

Claim:
A system for harvesting a section of a vessel from an incision in a human or animal body comprising: a catheter sized and configured to be inserted into a lumen of the vessel, the catheter being configured to illuminate an entire length of the vessel section with an intensity which is visible from an exterior of the vessel section; a viewing element configured to be insertable through the incision and capable of viewing the illuminated vessel section; at least one tool used to harvest the vessel section, the at least one tool being sized to be inserted through the incision; and a telescoping member having first and second substantially cylindrical segments, the second segment sized to fit within a lumen of the first segment, the telescoping member being adjustable in length from a fully collapsed position to a fully extended position by slidably adjusting the extent to which the second segment is contained in the lumen of the first segment, the telescoping member having a dissecting tool connected thereto.