Patent ID: 6517554
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical triceps having three legs fastened at one end and including two outer legs on opposing sides of a middle leg, the outer legs being configured to be separated from the middle leg and resiliently urgable toward the middle leg by finger pressure, each leg having a free distal end that is separated from the adjacent distal ends but which may be resiliently urged toward each other by finger pressure, the distal ends being configured for anastomosis, so that first and second pieces of tissue can be urged by the distal ends of the outer legs against the distal end of the middle leg with sufficient force to hold the tissue for joining, comprising:a Castro Viejho latch on at least one of the legs engaging a portion of an adjacent leg to hold the adjacent legs in position, the latch being configured to achieve a predetermined spacing at the distal ends of the adjacent legs such that the distal end of the one outer leg and the distal end of the middle leg approximate each other sufficient to hold tissue for joining when in use but are spaced apart a predetermined distance.