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US 2019/0314022 A1Published application
Device And Method For Connecting Tubular Structures
AssigneeDavid Ruebeck
InventorDavid Ruebeck
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Abstract
A device and method for performing anastomosis is described. In one embodiment according to the present invention, the device comprises a ring that has a plurality of pins extending from various locations on the ring. During a procedure, the pins are passed through portions of tissue and the ring is everted or radially flipped inside out to connect the tissues together.
Claims20
A device for connecting internal spaces of two biological structures within a patient, comprising:
- a ring;
- and,
- a plurality of pins connected to the ring;
- wherein the device is configured to evert from a first configuration in which the plurality of pins have a first orientation to a second configuration in which the plurality of pins of a second orientation.
1 more element
A method of connecting two biological passages within a patient, comprising:
- inserting pins of a connection device through tissue in proximity of a first opening of a first biological structure;
- inserting pins of the connection device through tissue in proximity of the second opening of a second biological structure;
- everting a ring of the connection device so as to change an orientation of the pins and thereby press the tissue in proximity of the first opening and the second opening against each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.