Inventors:
Camran Nezhat - Palo Alto CA, US
Catherine Mohr - Mountain View CA, US
Assignee:
Aragon Surgical, Inc. - Palo Alto CA
International Classification:
A61B 5/00, A61B 17/14, A61B 17/32, A61B 10/00, A61M 31/00, A61M 37/00, A61M 5/00, A61M 5/32
US Classification:
600560, 600562, 600564, 600565, 600566, 600567, 604 23, 604 26, 604115, 604176, 606184, 606185
Abstract:
A tissue perforation device and method. The device preferably includes a housing having a housing pass-through, a penetrator device securely and sealably positioned so that the penetrator device passes through the housing pass-through, and a vacuum system comprising a vacuum source securely and sealably attached through the housing for advancing a patient's tissue onto the penetrator device.