Patent ID: 9480551
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Claim Text:
1. An implantable tissue connector adapted so as to be connectable to a tubular part of living tissue of a human's small or large bowel within a patient's body, comprising: a conduit having at least a first end and a second end and further having an outer surface with at least one bulge extending outwardly from the conduit's outer surface in a circumferential direction of the conduit about at least a part of the conduit's circumference, and at least one blocking ring loosely fitting over the outer surface of the conduit with a clearance between the outer surface and the blocking ring for mourning tubular living tissue within the clearance, said blocking ring having an inner cross sectional diameter which is smaller than or substantially identical to an outer cross sectional diameter of the at least one bulge so as to prevent the blocking ring from slipping over the bulge when living tissue is mounted within the clearance, the clearance being in the range of 2 to 3.5 mm for use with the large bowel and in the range of 3 to 4 mm for use with the small bowel, such that, when the tissue tends to slip of of the conduit, it will carry the blocking ring towards and against the bulge and thereby the living tissue will be compressed between the bulge and the blocking ring.