Patent ID: 6613058
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An anastomosis device for attaching a first hollow vessel to a second hollow vessel, said device comprising:a. a head assembly for holding said first and second hollow vessels adjacent to each other, said head assembly having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween; b. a needle guide disposed longitudinally along said head assembly adjacent to said vessels, and a helical needle, having a suture attached to a distal end thereof, disposed within said head assembly at its proximal end; c. a needle driver coupled to said head for driving said needle distally along said needle guides and through said first and second hollow vessels; and d. a needle receiver removably attached to said distal end of said head, said needle receiver being distal to said needle guide, said needle receiver is for capturing said helical needle after it has passed through said needle guide, said needle receiver.