Patent ID: 8926545
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A coupler for placement between a first body space and a second body space in a patient, said coupler comprising: a first clinch member configured to be positioned up against a luminal wall of the first body space to stabilize the coupler in the first body space; a second clinch member configured to be positioned up against a luminal wall of the second body space to stabilize the coupler in the second body space; a channel portion coupling the first clinch member at a first end of the channel portion and the second clinch member at a second end of the channel portion, wherein at least a portion of the first clinch member and a portion of the second clinch member extending from the channel portion each comprise a non-bioabsorbable portion, wherein a terminal portion of the first clinch member and a terminal portion of the second clinch member extending from each respective non-bioabsorbable portion are configured to bioabsorb along the respective first or second body space such that the coupler is stabilized via tissue growth, and wherein said coupler maintains a fluid flow path between the first body space and the second body space through a clip connector.