Patent ID: 7985233
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for anastomosing an anatomical duct with a vascular prosthesis comprising the steps of: arranging said vascular prosthesis within the anatomical duct providing an outer containing element of biocompatibile resilient material having a memory effect; elastically enlarging the outer containing element from a predetermined nominal shape to an enlarged shape; arranging the outer containing element outside the anatomical duct; returning said outer containing element to said nominal shape such that the anatomical duct is sandwiched between the outer containing element and the vascular prosthesis, wherein the nominal shape of the outer containing element is shaped to prevent the diameter of the duct from increasing, without compressing the duct, and wherein said outer containing element has length not less than half the outside diameter of the anatomical duct.