Claims
- 1. A method of using a surgical instrument for the invaginate stripping of vessels from the human body, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) inserting the instrument into the lumen of the blood vessel;
- (b) attaching sutures to the instrument to secure a ligated end of the blood vessel thereto;
- (c) providing traction to the instrument so as to invert the wall of the blood vessel and draw the inverted wall into the lumen;
- (d) supplying fluid through the instrument into the lumen of the blood vessel to dilate the lumen and permit unobstructed passage of the inverted wall therethrough.
- 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of attaching a stripper head to the instrument to retrieve a torn portion of the blood vessel.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step supplying fluid occurs prior to the step of providing traction.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/561,250 filed Nov. 21, 1995, now abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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