Patent ID: 8357173

Claim:
A device for anastomosis of a first and a second tubular stumps, each having a stump proximal end, and further having a shrunk outer diameter in its shrunk state and an expanded outer diameter in its expanded state, the device comprises: a first and a second hollow tubular member, adapted to be placed over said first and second stumps, respectively, each having a tubular member proximal end, a tubular member middle section, a first inner diameter, which is at least equal to said shrunk outer diameter, second inner diameter, which is at least equal to said expanded outer diameter, and a length greater than said second inner diameter, the tubular members further being capable of radially expanding from said first inner diameter to said second inner diameter, each tubular member, while having the first inner diameter, being further adapted to allow everting of the stump proximal end over the tubular member proximal end, wherein the tubular members further comprise restraining means for preventing them from having a diameter less than said first inner diameter, once the tubular members are placed over said stumps; and an elastic sleeve having two sleeve ends, adapted to be put on said tubular member proximal ends with the everted ends of said stumps, the sleeve further being adaptable to maintain said everted ends in a predetermined distance.