Patent ID: 9056171
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. An arteriovenous shunt assembly comprising: a tubular shunt defining a fluid passageway between open first and second ends thereof, the tubular shunt having a first end segment for placement in a first vessel, the first shunt end segment having an outer diameter smaller than a lumen diameter of the first vessel; a first self-expanding anchor stent having an expanded diameter greater than an expanded diameter of the tubular shunt, the first anchor stent being eccentrically coupled about the first shunt end segment such that in an expanded configuration a longitudinal axis of the first shunt end segment is parallel to and radially offset in a first direction from a longitudinal axis of the first anchor stent; a second shunt end segment for placement in a second vessel, the second shunt end segment having an outer diameter smaller than a lumen diameter of the second vessel; and a second self-expanding anchor stent having an expanded diameter greater than an expanded diameter of the tubular shunt, the second anchor stent being eccentrically coupled about the second shunt end segment such that in an expanded configuration a longitudinal axis of the second shunt end segment is parallel to and radially offset in a second direction from a longitudinal axis of the second anchor stent, wherein the second offset direction is substantially opposite the first offset direction.