US 2025/0367355 A1 · CONNECTOR FOR VALVE IMPLANT

Abstract

A connector assembly for an arteriovenous (AV) graft according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other possible things, a connector having a first segment arranged a long a first axis having first and second opposing ports and a second segment arranged along a second axis having a third port, each of the first and second ports configured to be joined to first and second portions of an artery or a vein, respectively. At least one ring is configured to connect the first and second ports to the first and second portions of the artery or the vein by applying force about substantially the circumferential extent of the first segment of the connector and the first and second portions of the artery or the vein to join the first and second ports to the first and second portions of the artery or the vein, respectively. An AV graft assembly and method of implanting a connector for an AV graft are also disclosed.

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Dependent claims

A connector assembly for an arteriovenous (AV) graft, comprising:

a connector having a first segment arranged a long a first axis having first and second opposing ports and a second segment arranged along a second axis having a third port, each of the first and second ports configured to be joined to first and second portions of an artery or a vein, respectively;
and
at least one ring configured to connect the first and second ports to the first and second portions of the artery or the vein by applying force about substantially the circumferential extent of the first segment of the connector and the first and second portions of the artery or the vein to join the first and second ports to the first and second portions of the artery or the vein, respectively.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Connector for valve implant

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Connector for valve implant

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Abstract

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