Patent ID: 6626920
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An anastomosis connector system comprising a fitting comprising:a base adapted for attachment to a graft, a leading segment extending from said base and adapted for introduction into a host vessel, a rear segment extending from said base, and a hinge zone associated with said base and comprising at least one torsion member, wherein by means of said at least one torsion member said rear segment is torsionally deflectable about said hinge zone relative to said base such that said fitting can be advanced into a host vessel, and wherein, upon returning to a substantially undeflected position, said rear segment prohibits retraction of said fitting from the host vessel, and wherein said base sets an angle between about 20Â° and about 70Â° between a distal end of said graft and a portion of said host vessel adjacent said fitting upon forming an anastomosis.