Patent ID: 9066718
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for approximating body vessels, comprising: providing an insertion sleeve having at least one fastener mounted therein, the at least one fastener defining a longitudinal axis and having first and second locking leg portions, each of the first and second locking leg portions extending between a respective inner end and a respective outer end, the at least one fastener defining a length from the outer end of the first locking leg to the outer end of the second locking leg portion, the at least one fastener having first and second anchoring leg portions, each of the first and second anchoring leg portions pivotally coupled to the outer end of a respective one of the first and second locking leg portions, the first and second anchoring leg portions positionable between open and closed configurations; positioning the insertion sleeve adjacent at least one body vessel; deploying at least one of the first and second anchoring leg portions of the at least one fastener such that at least one of the first and second anchoring leg portions is disposed in the open configuration wherein the at least one of the first and second anchoring leg portions is angled relative to the first and second locking leg portions; maintaining the at least one of the first and second anchoring leg portions at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the first and second locking leg portions while in the open configuration; positioning at least one of the first and second anchoring leg portions at least partially within the at least one body vessel such that movement of the at least one body vessel is prevented; and selectively longitudinally translating the first and second locking leg portions toward one another along the longitudinal axis of the at least one fastener to approximate the first and second anchoring leg portions.