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Surgical apparatus and related process

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-10-27
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Granted: 1969-04-01
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Expires: 1986-10-27
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Herminio Gamponia

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 22:57
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/12; A61B17/12022; A61B17/12027; A61B17/1204; A61B17/12045; A61B17/12099; A61B17/12109; A61B17/12131; A61B17/12136; A61M; A61M25/00; A61B2017/12127

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 63 words
SURGICAL APPARATUS COMPRISING A TUBE INCLUDING AT LEAST TWO END PORTIONS ADAPTED FOR INSERTION INTO SPACED LOCATIONS IN A FLUID CARRYING SYSTEM, SAID TUBE AND END PORTIONS BEING PROVIDED WITH A CONTINUOUS AXIALLY DISPOSED BORE EXTENDING COMPLETELY THERETHROUGH, AND INFLATABLE MEANS CONNECTED TO AND ENCIRCLING EACH OF SAID END PORTIONS FOR RETAINING THE END PORTIONS IN SAID SYSTEM AFTER INSERTION INTO THE SAME.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 63 words
SURGICAL APPARATUS COMPRISING A TUBE INCLUDING AT LEAST TWO END PORTIONS ADAPTED FOR INSERTION INTO SPACED LOCATIONS IN A FLUID CARRYING SYSTEM, SAID TUBE AND END PORTIONS BEING PROVIDED WITH A CONTINUOUS AXIALLY DISPOSED BORE EXTENDING COMPLETELY THERETHROUGH, AND INFLATABLE MEANS CONNECTED TO AND ENCIRCLING EACH OF SAID END PORTIONS FOR RETAINING THE END PORTIONS IN SAID SYSTEM AFTER INSERTION INTO THE SAME.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 99 words
A SURGICAL PROCESS FOR BY-PASSING A SECTION-OF A BLOOD VESSEL SYSTEM, SAID PROCESS COMPRISING PARTIALLY CUTTING THROUGH THE VESSEL SYSTEM AT A POSITION AT LEAST ONE END OF SAID SECTION, INERTING INTO THE THUSLY RESULTING CUT THE EXTREMITY OF A TUBE HAVING A DIAMETER CLOSELY MATCHING THE INNER DIAMETER OF THE SYSTEM ADJACENT SAID CUT AND WHICH TUBE HAS AN INFLATABLE BLADDER ENCIRCLING SAID EXTREMITY, AND INFLATING SAID BLADDER WITH A PRESSURE MEDIUM TO AN EXTEND THAT SAID EXTREMITY IS RETAINED IN THE SYSTEM BUT WITH A PRESSURE OF LESS THAN THAT WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO RUPTURE.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 99 words
A SURGICAL PROCESS FOR BY-PASSING A SECTION-OF A BLOOD VESSEL SYSTEM, SAID PROCESS COMPRISING PARTIALLY CUTTING THROUGH THE VESSEL SYSTEM AT A POSITION AT LEAST ONE END OF SAID SECTION, INERTING INTO THE THUSLY RESULTING CUT THE EXTREMITY OF A TUBE HAVING A DIAMETER CLOSELY MATCHING THE INNER DIAMETER OF THE SYSTEM ADJACENT SAID CUT AND WHICH TUBE HAS AN INFLATABLE BLADDER ENCIRCLING SAID EXTREMITY, AND INFLATING SAID BLADDER WITH A PRESSURE MEDIUM TO AN EXTEND THAT SAID EXTREMITY IS RETAINED IN THE SYSTEM BUT WITH A PRESSURE OF LESS THAN THAT WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO RUPTURE.

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