Patent ID: 6402767
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A system for effecting the bypass of a portion of a native blood vessel with a bypass graft, the native blood vessel having longitudinal axis and being located within the body of a living being, the native blood vessel having a wall and a hollow interior, the wall including a side portion having a opening therein, said system comprising a guide-wire, a dilator, and anastomosis device, said guide-wire being arranged to be extended through the opening in the native blood vessel, said dilator being arranged to extend along said guide-wire to enlarge the opening in the native blood vessel, said anastomosis device having a first non-expandable, generally concave portion, a second portion, and a third portion, said anastomosis device being arranged to be directly inserted through the enlarged opening in the native blood vessel by said guide wire to a desired position wherein said first portion is located distally of the opening in the native blood vessel, said second portion is located proximally of the opening, and said third portion is located extending out of the opening, said anastomosis connector being arranged to be secured in place at said desired position, said third portion being arranged to be connected to the bypass graft.