Patent ID: 7763041
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of forming an anastomosis by placing a lumen of a graft vessel in fluid communication with a lumen of a target vessel through an opening in a wall of the target vessel, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of clips, the clips being made of superelastic material, each of the plurality of clips each having a first end and a second end, a first configuration, where the first end and second end are spaced apart so as to be able to receive therebetween a portion of the graft vessel and a portion of a target vessel tissue proximate the opening in the wall of the target vessel, and a second configuration, where the portion of the graft vessel and the portion of the target vessel are approximated; positioning the first end of each of the plurality of clips through the opening in the target vessel; passing the first end of each of the plurality of clips through an inner wall of the target vessel while the clips are in the first configuration; passing at least a portion of each of the plurality of clips through the graft vessel; and permitting each of the plurality of clips to assume the second position to approximate the graft vessel and the target vessel.