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US 12,594,076 B2Granted
Side-to-end anastomotic coupler
AssigneeBuck Surgical, Inc.
InventorDonald W. Buck
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Abstract
An anastomotic coupler is provided. A ring is aligned with a cartridge in that at least a portion of the cartridge is disposed within a lumen of the first tubular structure and the ring is positioned external of the first tubular structure. The cartridge is operable to engage with the ring to secure the ring and the cartridge with the first tubular structure and allow a lumen of a second tubular structure to be in fluid communication with the lumen of the first tubular structure via a hole formed in a wall of the first tubular structure.
Claims14
An anastomotic coupler comprising:
- a ring;
- a cartridge,
- wherein the ring is aligned with the cartridge in that at least a portion of the cartridge is disposed within a lumen of a first tubular structure and the ring is positioned external of the first tubular structure,
- wherein the cartridge is operable to engage with the ring to secure the ring and the cartridge with the first tubular structure and allow a lumen of a second tubular structure to be in fluid communication with the lumen of the first tubular structure via a radial hole formed in a wall of the first tubular structure,
- wherein when the cartridge is positioned within the lumen of the first tubular structure, the cartridge includes one or more fasteners that extend substantially transverse to the lumen of the first tubular structure such that the one or more fasteners are operable to engage with the ring.
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A system comprising:
- a fixation device;
- a ring;
- a cartridge,
- wherein the fixation device is operable to be at least partially received in a first tubular structure such that at least a portion of the cartridge is disposed within a lumen of the first tubular structure,
- wherein the fixation device is operable to deploy the cartridge to engage with a wall of the first tubular structure,
- wherein the ring is aligned with the cartridge in that the at least a portion of the cartridge is disposed within the lumen of the first tubular structure and the ring is positioned external of the first tubular structure,
- wherein the cartridge is operable to engage with the ring to secure the ring and the cartridge with the first tubular structure and allow a lumen of a second tubular structure to be in fluid communication with the lumen of the first tubular structure via a hole formed in a wall of the first tubular structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.