Patent ID: 7883518
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of suturing an end of a first vessel to the side of a second vessel, comprising: providing a length of suture having a standing end and a running end, and a tube having a lumen at least partially therein, wherein said suture extends longitudinally through the entire said lumen of said tube and out of an end of said tube; connecting a needle to said running end; forming a portion of said suture into a loosely-formed overhand knot around said tube, said overhand knot having only a single winding of suture; leaving a portion of said suture spaced apart from said tube to form a noose connected to said loosely-formed overhand knot; placing an end of the first vessel in proximity to said tube; passing said needle through at least one location in proximity to the end of the first vessel and at least one location on the side of the second vessel; and pulling said running end through said noose portion, resulting in a fully-tied knot.