Patent ID: 8679139

Claim:
A magnet delivery system for forming an anastomosis, the delivery system comprising: a wire guide; a catheter including a delivery portion for advancement into a visceral space, the delivery portion having a first catheter lumen extending at least partially therethrough and slidably receiving the wire guide, the delivery portion including a distal end of the catheter, wherein the distal end has a terminal end; a strand connected to the catheter, a distal end of the strand having a connector slidably connected to the wire guide, the connector selectively detachable from the wire guide; and a first magnet defining a lumen therethrough, wherein the first magnet is detachably connected to the delivery portion of the catheter via the wire guide being disposed through the lumen of the first magnet such that a proximal end of the first magnet is positioned adjacent the terminal end of the catheter, the strand extending alongside the first magnet and the connector of the strand slidably connected to the wire guide, wherein neither the strand nor the connector are directly attached to the first magnet.