Patent ID: 6461365
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
An anastomosis system for sealingly joining a graft vessel to a target vessel, the graft vessel having a free end and a graft vessel wall defining a graft lumen, the target vessel having a target vessel wall with an opening therein and defining a target lumen, the anastomosis system comprising:at least one anastomosis clip including a clip body having a distal extremity with a distal end and a proximal extremity with a proximal end, the distal end being configured to penetrate through the graft and target vessel walls; and a clip applier including a holding mechanism for releasably holding the anastomosis clip such that the distal end may be passed through the graft vessel wall near the free end and through the target vessel wall near the opening such that both the distal and proximal ends of the clip body are outside the graft and target vessels, and a shaping mechanism disposed outside the graft and target vessels for shaping at least a portion of the clip body so as to compress the graft wall against the target vessel wall with the target vessel lumen in communication with the graft vessel lumen.