Patent ID: 8347887

Claim:
A system for restoring a reproductive lumen, comprising: an elongate catheter body having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; an inflatable balloon positioned along the elongate catheter body proximate the distal end portion; a distal set of tissue approximating structures positioned along the elongate catheter body between the balloon and the distal end portion; a proximal set of tissue approximating structures positioned along the elongate catheter body between the balloon and the proximal end portion; an actuating mechanism connected to distal and proximal sets of tissue approximating structures configured to independently control the tissue approximating structures and selectively move them relative to each other, and a cutting member selectively insertable through the elongate catheter body, such that the cutting member is adapted to clear an end obstruction in each of a pair of lumen stumps such that the reproductive lumen is restored following approximation of the lumen stumps.