Patent ID: 6569173
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A compression plate anastomosis device for anastomosing structures, comprising:a first compression plate having an anastomosis side, the first compression plate having an opening; a second compression plate having an anastomosis side, said second compression plate having an opening; first holding means for holding a first vessel, wherein the first holding means is attached to said first compression plate; second holding means for holding a second vessel, wherein the second holding means is attached to said second compression plate; means for guiding the movement of said second compression plate relative to said first compression plate, wherein the guiding means extend perpendicularly from the first compression plate and are positioned relative to the first holding means in a manner that enables the first vessel to be everted on the first holding means, wherein said second compression plate is movably positioned on the guiding means such that said second compression plate is in a parallel orientation relative to said first compression plate, wherein the guiding means have a length and configuration that permits the first and second vessels to be initially spaced apart and opposite from each other as said second compression plate is movably positioned on the guiding means with said second vessel being held on the second holding means and while the first vessel is held by the first holding means of the first compression plate until the second compression plate is moved on the guiding means toward the first compression plate to bring the second vessel into contact with the first vessel for anastomosis.