Patent ID: 8105318

Claim:
An anastomosis system comprising: an anastomosis device having a distal treatment end and a proximal connection end, the anastomosis device having a catheter portion and a funnel portion, the funnel portion including access ports in fluid connection to a catheter receiving aperture for attaching to the catheter portion, the access ports including a drainage port, a control port and an inflation port; and a removable introducer assembly having a flexible insertion rod and an insertion cap, the flexible insertion rod having a connecting end attached to the insertion cap and a distal tip, the insertion cap defining a grip perimeter and a flanged insertion surface wherein the flexible insertion rod is insertable into the drainage port such that the flexible insertion rod traverses the catheter portion until the flanged insertion surface abuts the drainage port such that the distal tip resides at the distal treatment end, whereupon following positioning of the distal treatment end, the removable introducer assembly is removed from the anastomosis device by gripping the insertion cap and withdrawing the flexible insertion rod from the catheter portion and the funnel portion.