Gregory Todd Dobson
Engineering at Lovers Ln, Baton Rouge, LA
License number
Louisiana EI.0014880
Issued Date
Jan 12, 1993
Category
Civil Engineer
Address
Address
231 Lovers Ln APT 7, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Professional information
Valve Cutter For Arterial By-Pass Surgery
US Patent:
5152771, Oct 6, 1992
Filed:
Dec 31, 1990
Appl. No.:
7/636268
Inventors:
Mehdy Sabbaghian - Baton Rouge LA
Russell S. Dailey - Metairie LA
Gregory T. Dobson - Baton Rouge LA
Hing W. Tang - Perak, MY
Glen J. Schwartzberg - Baton Rouge LA
Russell S. Dailey - Metairie LA
Gregory T. Dobson - Baton Rouge LA
Hing W. Tang - Perak, MY
Glen J. Schwartzberg - Baton Rouge LA
Assignee:
The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge LA
Agricultural and Mechanical College - Baton Rouge LA
Agricultural and Mechanical College - Baton Rouge LA
International Classification:
A61B 1732
US Classification:
606159
Abstract:
A valve cutter for arterial bypass surgery is provided and includes a blade assembly for cutting the venous valves, a shaft for guiding the blade assembly through the bypass vein, an expansion means for preventing the blade assembly from contacting the walls of the bypass vein and for helping to propagate the incisions made in the valve leaflets by the blade assembly, and a control means for controlling the expansion and contraction of the expansion means in order to allow for use of the invention in a variety of bypass vein diameter sizes.