Patent ID: 6878164

Claim:
An implantable device for carrying a body fluid from a proximal portion to a distal portion of a body lumen, comprising: a trunk having a proximal face including an aperture disposed therein for ingress of the body fluid, a distal face, and at learnt one passageway in fluid communication with the aperture and extending distally from the proximal face to the distal face; an anchor coupled to the trunk and extending to a peripheral portion of the proximal face, wherein the anchor is configured to affix at least the peripheral portion to an interior tissue wall of the proximal portion of the body lumen; and a tubular conduit having a proximal end, a distal end, and a channel therethrough, the proximal end being affixed to at least one of the distal face and a sidewall of the at least one passageway, the channel being in liquid communication with the at least one passageway of the trunk, and the distal end providing egress of the body fluid into the distal portion of the body lumen.