Patent ID: 9649112
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A sutureless vascular anastomosis system, comprising: a connector configured to attach a graft vessel to a main vessel when the connector is inserted into an incision of the main vessel, wherein the connector comprises a deployable barb that is integrally formed in the connector, the deployable barb having a barb junction integrally formed in the connector, the deployable barb configured to bend away from the connector at the barb junction in a direction towards the second vessel when deployed; a support tube sized to fit over at least a portion of the connector, to sandwich the graft vessel between the support tube and the connector and secure the graft vessel to the main vessel, the support tube comprising: an incision seal configured to fit over the support tube and couple with the connector to cover a portion of a wall of the main vessel, the incision seal comprising: wherein the deployable barb of the connector is configured to puncture the wall of the main vessel and lock with the incision seal.