Patent ID: 6076529
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A method for performing a coronary bypass procedure at a coronary vessel disposed lying at an exterior of a heart wall, the method comprising:inserting a hollow conduit through the heart wall where the conduit has an interior wall defining a blood flow path between a heart chamber opening and a vessel opening, said inserting including placing the heart chamber opening of the conduit in communication with a chamber of the heart;severing the vessel into a proximal portion and a distal portion and dissecting free a length of the distal portion sufficient to insert the dissected length into the conduit;inserting the dissected length of the distal portion of the vessel into the vessel opening of the conduit with an exterior of the dissected length opposing the interior wall of the conduit; andsecuring the dissected length of the distal portion of the vessel to the conduit.