Title:
PAIRED EXPANDABLE ANASTOMOSIS DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003057005
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
A paired expandable anastomosis device (300) joints two vessels together and can expand and contract with changes in the size of the two vessels. The anastomosis device has two expandable rings (310a, 310b) with plurality of holding tabs. The holding tabs (314b) of one ring are shaped to enable a graft vessel tissue to be everted through one of the rings. Similarly, the holding tabs (314a) of the outer ring are shaped to enable a target vessel to be everted through the outer ring and to be retained by holding tabs. Once the graft (5) and target vessels (20) are loaded, the rings are adapted to brought together to a position in which the graft and target vessels are anastomosed together.
Inventors:
BLATTER DUANE
BARRUS MICHAEL
ORR TROY
BARRUS MICHAEL
ORR TROY
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/041316
Publication Date:
October 16, 2003
Filing Date:
December 24, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
INTEGRATED VASCULAR INTERVENTI (US)
International Classes:
A61B17/04; A61B17/064; A61B17/08; A61B17/115; A61B17/11; A61B17/32; A61B17/34; A61B; (IPC1-7): A61B17/04
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