Patent ID: 9452015
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A device for creating an arteriovenous (AV) fistula, comprising: an elongate member having a distal tapered face, wherein a first outer edge of the distal tapered face is disposed at a more distal location than a second opposed outer edge of the distal tapered face; a distal member connected to the elongate member and movable relative to the elongate member, the distal member having a proximal tapered face, the distal tapered face and the proximal tapered face being parallel to and opposed to one another, wherein the distal member is movable between a first configuration in which the distal member is a first distance from the elongate member and a second configuration in which the distal member is a second distance from the elongate member; an oval heating member, an entirety of which is disposed around a periphery of, and protruding from, at least one of the proximal tapered face of the distal member or the distal tapered face of the elongate member, at least one strip extending perpendicularly from a portion of the oval heating member; and a shaft configured to couple the distal member to the elongate member, the shaft being joined to and not extending entirely through the distal member and being extendable, and retractable to move the distal member from the first configuration to the second configuration.