Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,616,675 · App. 09/117,520
Methods and apparatus for connecting openings formed in adjacent blood vessels or other anatomical structures
Inventors:
Philip C. Evard, Joshua Makower, J. Christopher Flaherty, Timothy R. Machold, Jason B. Whitt, Patrick Macaulay, John T. Garibotto, Alex T. Roth
Patented Case
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Granted: Sep 9, 2003
Filed: Mar 17, 1999
Inventors
Philip C. Evard
Joshua Makower
J. Christopher Flaherty
Timothy R. Machold
Jason B. Whitt
Patrick Macaulay
John T. Garibotto
Alex T. Roth
Assignee (at issue)
TransVascular, Inc.
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