Patent ID: 8002780

Claim:
A method of performing a urethral-vesicle anastomosis, comprising: a. introducing a guiding catheter ( 3 ) into the urethra from the penis until it protrudes from the urethral stump; b. connecting said guiding catheter ( 3 ) to a suturing unit located at the end of said urethral stump suturing unit (Ia); c. retracting said catheter outwardly to position the tip of said urethral suturing unit (Ia) in the opening of the urethral stump; d. introducing said urethral suturing unit (Ia) into said urethral stump; e. positioning the urethral wall in accordance to the urethral stump suturing unit (Ia) in order to achieve an adequate piercing position; f. activating a piercing unit ( 10 ) from within said urethral suturing unit (Ia) and passing a plurality of suture needles through the urethral wall at positions radially equidistant about the urethral stump; g. contracting said positioning mechanism; h. removing said suture unit from said urethral stump; i. attaching said bladder neck suturing unit (Ib) to said urethral stump suturing unit (Ia) by means of a flexible crossbar ( 2 ); j . attaching the sutures to the needles of said piercing unit; k. inserting the bladder neck suturing unit (Ib) into the bladder's neck; l. performing said positioning and threading procedures by means of a bladder neck suturing unit (Ib) and passing the needles and sutures through the wall of said bladder neck; m. anchoring the needle or the suture anchored in a second needle/suture-anchoring ring; n. contracting the bladder neck positioning mechanism and removing the suture unit from the bladder; o. detaching said two suturing mechanisms from their sutures engagement rings and the crossbar ( 2 ) from the needle/suture-anchoring rings( 14 ) and retracting through the wound; p. passing a Foley catheter ( 15 ) from the urethral opening through the engagement rings and captivated sutures, into the bladder, so as each of the anchoring rings is divided into a plurality of semicircular sections, especially two sections; q. retracting the same through the wound; r. inflating a balloon located at the end of said Foley catheter ( 15 ) being situated within said bladder; s. pulling said catheter outwardly from said penis, connecting said urethra stump and the bladder neck simultaneously; and t. providing said sutures drawn tight and tying the sutures manually.