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US 2014/0180315 A1Published application
Vascular anastomosis device and method
AssigneeAsfora IP, LLC
InventorWilson Theophilo Asfora
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Abstract
A side-to-end vascular anastomosis device comprising a diversion conduit coupled to a lower flange which is inserted into the vessel and an upper flange located on the outside of the vessel designed to clamp together to seal the incision into which the lower flange of the device is inserted.
Claims11
A method of installing a vascular anastomosis device in a vascular conduit, comprising:
- clamping off flow through a portion of the vascular conduit,
- creating an incision in the vascular conduit for insertion of the vascular anastomosis device,
- inserting a lower flange of the vascular anastomosis device through the incision and into the vascular conduit, and
- clamping the vascular anastomosis device on the vascular conduit.
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A method of installing a vascular anastomosis device, comprising:
- making an incision in a vascular conduit;
- inserting a lower flange of the device through the incision such that an upper flange, in a position separated from the lower flange, is positioned external to the incision;
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- moving the upper flange from its separated position to a second position to clamp the vascular conduit between the upper and lower flanges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.