Patent ID: 6036700
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical device for facilitating the anastomosis of two hollow organs said surgical device comprising:a) a handle;b) two arms for holding one of the hollow organs, wherein each of said two arms comprises a proximal end attached to said handle and a distal end extending therefrom, each of said two arms further including a holding surface;c) a prong interposed between said two arms, said prong having a proximal end attached to said handle, a distal end extending therefrom which is between and substantially unattached to said holding surfaces of said two arms when said two arms are not adjacent to each other; andd) a means for moving said distal ends of said two arms adjacent to each other so that said holding surfaces are substantially opposing whereby a hollow organ can be held between said two arms with said prong extending through said hollow organ.