Patent ID: 8449563

Claim:
A fragmentable compression device for the anastomosis of hollow organs comprising: i) a composable pot-shaped body composed of a first and a second element insertable one into the other, ii) a third ring-shaped or hollow cylinder-shaped element suitable to be inserted into said pot-shaped body, and iii) a fourth ring-shaped or hollow cylinder-shaped element suitable to be pressure-inserted into said third element, wherein: said first element is formed of a plurality of first individual separate sectors, each first individual separate sector being composable with another first individual separate sector by way of a first set of mating features located on each said first individual separate sector wherein said first set of mating features consists of smooth edges allowing juxtaposition of the first individual separate sectors so as to form said first element said second element is formed of a plurality of second individual separate sectors, each second individual separate sector being composable with another second individual separate sector by way of a second set of mating features located on each said second individual separate sector wherein said second set of mating features consists of smooth edges allowing juxtaposition of the second individual separate sectors so as to form said second element; and each said first individual separate sector being composable to each said second individual separate sector by way of a third set of mating features located on each said first individual separate sector and each said second individual separate sector wherein said third set of mating features includes: i) an internal surface of a bottom wall of each said first individual separate sector having an arcuate groove, an external surface of a bottom wall of each said second individual separate sector having an arcuate rib, said arcuate groove being suitable to receive said arcuate rib in an assembled configuration of the compression device; ii) each said first individual separate sector having a first mantle having a protruding arcuate edge formed at a top region of said first mantle, each said second individual separate sector having a second mantle having an arcuate groove formed at a top region of said second mantle, said arcuate groove being sized to receive said protruding arcuate edge in the assembled configuration of the compression device; and iii) said first mantle of each said first individual separate sector having a blind window at an intermediate portion of said first mantle, said second mantle of each said second individual separate sector having a vertical rib along a lateral edge of said second mantle, said blind window being suitable to receive said vertical rib.