Patent ID: 6015416
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical device for attaching a first hollow organ to a second hollow organ and creating a passageway therebetween, said surgical device comprising:a) a first means for holding said first hollow organ, and a second means for holding said second hollow organ, said first and second means having proximal ends attached to said surgical device, distal ends extending therefrom and longitudinal axis extending therebetween, said surgical device including means for moving at least one of said first and second means adjacent to the other so as to move said hollow organs close together;b) a plow having a proximal end, a distal end extending therefrom and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, said plow for incising at least one of said hollow organs so as to create a passageway between said hollow organs; andc) a frame for coupling said first and second means and said plow together in operational engagement, said surgical device further including a means for driving a needle, having a suture attached thereto, through said organs, about said passageway thereby attaching said hollow organs together.