Patent ID: 8080024
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An anastomosis surgical device comprising: an elongate body having a drainage aperture at a distal end for communication with a proximal end of the elongate body; a retention balloon spaced proximally from the drainage aperture along the length of the elongate body; tissue approximating structure extendable from the elongate body spaced proximally from the retention balloon along the length of the elongate body; an actuating mechanism extending from the proximal end of the elongate body and comprising at least one tissue approximating structure control mechanism capable of actuating the at least one tissue approximating structure separately from the retention balloon; and a protective enclosure comprising: wherein the retention balloon, the tissue approximating structure, and the elongate body are positioned outside the protective enclosure when the protective enclosure is in its closed position.