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Surgical clips and methods for tissue approximation

  • US 20030114867A1
  • Filed: 07/17/2002
  • Published: 06/19/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1995
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A surgical clip for sealingly joining a graft vessel to a target vessel, the graft vessel having a graft vessel wall defining a graft lumen, the target vessel having a target vessel wall defining a target lumen, the surgical clip comprising:

  • a clip body;

    a needle portion extending from the clip body and having a distal end configured to penetrate the graft and target vessel walls and extend outside of the graft and target vessels, the clip body being configured to prevent passage of the clip body through the graft and target vessel walls; and

    a retainer disposed outside of the graft and target vessels for retaining the graft and target vessel walls on the needle portion.

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