Patent ID: 7303569

Claim:
A system for performing anastomosis between a graft vessel and a target vessel, comprising: an anastomosis device, comprising a body having at least one flange, wherein said body is composed at least partially of superelastic material, and wherein said body has a lumen therethrough; and a deployment tool configured to deploy said anastomosis device, comprising a deployment tube, and a retainer tube slidable relative to and positioned within said deployment tube, wherein the distal end of said retainer tube is configured to engage said anastomosis device; wherein the distal end of said retainer tube is detachably connected to said anastomosis device; wherein at least part of said anastomosis device is positioned between said deployment tube and said retainer tube at a location at which a line radially extending from and perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline of said deployment tube intersects said deployment tube, said retainer tube and said anastomosis device.