Patent ID: 6245083
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A device for joining a first hollow bodily organ to a second hollow bodily organ, comprising:(a) a first flexible elongated structure extending from a first proximal end to a first distal end, wherein a first longitudinal lumen extends within the first elongated structure from the first proximal end to the first distal end;(b) a distal annular inflatable balloon disposed around a distal portion of the first elongated structure;(c) a proximal annular inflatable balloon disposed around the first elongated structure proximal to the distal inflatable balloon;(d) a second flexible, elongated structure slidably received within the first longitudinal lumen, wherein the second elongated structure extends from a second proximal end to a second distal end, the second distal end forming a tissue piercing tip;wherein, the device, when in an operative position, is capable of having the distal balloon positioned within the second organ and the proximal balloon positioned within the first organ, and, when in a piercing position, the tissue piercing tip extends distally beyond the first distal end, and when in a retracted position, the tissue piercing tip is retracted within the first elongated structure.