Patent ID: 8915934
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A system for connecting the end of a workpiece graft vessel to a side of a target vessel, comprising: an anvil configured to enter the target vessel through an anvil entry hole in the side of the target vessel; a holder connected to and movable relative to said anvil, wherein said holder holds a plurality of connectors and deploys said plurality of connectors, via a first deployment mechanism of said holder, through the workpiece graft vessel and into the target vessel at an anastomosis site spaced apart from the anvil entry hole; and at least one sealer detachably connected to at least one of said anvil and said holder, and configured to deploy via a second deployment mechanism distinct from the first deployment mechanism; wherein said at least one sealer is deployed to substantially close the anvil entry hole in the target vessel after said holder completes deployment of said plurality of connectors through the workpiece graft vessel and into the target vessel to complete the anastomosis at the anastomosis site spaced apart from the anvil entry hole.