Patent ID: 8709024

Claim:
A method of performing a surgical anastomosis of a first body vessel and a second body vessel, comprising the steps of: providing a device comprising: an inner member including an expandable anchor for engaging the second body vessel, an outer member having a proximal expandable cuff, a distal expandable cuff and a lumen for receiving the inner member, and a radially expandable sleeve disposed about the inner and outer member; passing the device through the first body vessel and into the second body vessel; expanding the expandable anchor of the inner member to expand a distal end of the radially expandable sleeve into engagement against the second body vessel; engaging the first body vessel with the proximal expandable cuff of the outer member; then moving the inner member with respect to the outer member so that the second body vessel is approximated with the first body vessel; applying a medical adhesive to an outer surface of the radially expandable sleeve; then engaging a juncture between the first body vessel and the second body vessel with the radially expandable sleeve by expanding a proximal end of the sleeve by engaging the proximal end of the sleeve with the distal expandable cuff of the outer member, at a location distal of the proximal expandable cuff thereof, thereby securing the approximated position of the first body vessel and the second body vessel; and maintaining the engagement of the distal expandable cuff of the outer member with the proximal end of the sleeve and the engagement of the inner member with the distal end of the sleeve subsequent to applying the medical adhesive for a time sufficient to permit the medical adhesive to take an initial set.