Patent ID: 6036703
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A system for establishing an anastomotic passageway between first and second structures within the body of an animal, the first and second structures each defining an opening with exposed intima, the system comprising:a first plate sized and configured for attachment to the intima of the first structure, said first plate including an attaching portion having means for gripping the first structure at its intima, said first plate further including a coupling portion which is positioned exterior of the first structure when said first plate is attached to the first structure;a second plate sized and configured for attachment to the intima of the second structure said second plate including an attaching portion having means for gripping the second structure at its intima, said second plate further including a coupling portion which is positioned exterior of the second structure when said second plate is attached to the second structure; andmeans for connecting the coupling portion of said first plate with the coupling portion of said second plate.