Patent ID: 6972023

Claim:
An anastomosis connector system, comprising: a fitting comprising a base adapted for attachment to a graft, a leading segment adapted for introduction into a host vessel, and a trailing segment comprising at least one lateral portion having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the lateral portion is integrally attached along a torsional region which extends between the base and the leading segment, wherein the trailing segment is deflectable about the torsional region from a first position to a second position such that at least the leading segment and the trailing segment can be advanced into the host vessel and wherein the trailing segment is adapted to return to the first position such that retraction from the host vessel is inhibited, and wherein said fitting has a major axis extending from said leading segment to said trailing segment and has a minor axis transverse to said major axis, wherein a dimension of said fitting along said major axis is greater than a dimension of said fitting along the minor axis.