Patent ID: 6063114
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A system for effecting the bypass of a portion native blood vessel within the body of a living being by use of a bypass graft, the native blood vessel having a wall with an opening provided therein, said system comprising a positioning member and first connector assembly for connecting the bypass graft to the native blood vessel to establish a passageway for carrying blood therebetween, said first connector assembly comprising an anchor member and a first connector member, said first connector member having a free end portion, said first connector member and said anchor member being coupled together and to said positioning member and being movable relative to each other, said anchor member and said first connector member being arranged to be introduced through the opening in the wall of the native blood vessel, said positioning member being arranged to move said anchor member into engagement with tissue adjacent the opening in the native blood vessel and to move a portion of said first connector member with respect to said anchor member and with said free end portion of said first connector member extending out through the opening in the native vessel, said free end of said first connector member being arranged to be secured to the bypass graft to secure the bypass graft to the native blood vessel.