Patent ID: 6165185
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method of interconnecting conduits in a patient using a flexible anastomosis device having a first portion connecting to a second portion along a periphery of an opening in the first portion and the second portion, comprising the steps of:bending a flexible first portion of the flexible anastomosis device to a reduced size, the first portion having a flexible surface which conforms to an inner surface of a first conduit of a patient;inserting the bent first portion into an opening of the first vessel, wherein upon being inserted into the first conduit, the bent first portion expands conforming to the inner surface of the first conduit;bending a flexible second portion of the flexible anastomosis device to a reduced size, the second portion having a flexible surface which conforms to an inner surface of a second conduit of a patient; andinserting the bent second portion into an opening of the second conduit, wherein upon being inserted into the second conduit, the bent second portion expands conforming to the inner surface of the second conduit.