Patent ID: 11918223
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. An anastomotic graft connection device, the device comprising:
a continuous wire forming a first flared end, a second flared end, and pillars between the first flared end and the second flared end, the first flared end configured to be inserted into a vessel, and at least the second flared end configured to be attached to a graft, the pillars being angled to enable the wire to connect the graft to the vessel at an angle between forty and seventy degrees; and
a cuff including an inner ring and an outer ring, the inner ring and outer ring connected by a plurality of elastic members, the inner ring configured to secure the graft to at least the second flared end, and the outer ring configured to exert force on the vessel to seal the first flared end against an inner wall of the vessel.