Anastomosis button
OwnerHarry H. Leveeninventor
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Abstract
An anastomosis button formed of a pair of axially engaged complementary clamping members, each clamping member includes a hub and a crown. The crown includes a clamping collar which is coaxially positioned about and spaced outwardly of the hub medially along the length of the hub and a plurality of spring leaves which are spaced apart and attached at one set of ends to the hub and at the other set of ends to the clamping collar.
Claims6
A clamping member for axial engagement with a complementary clamping member to form an anastomosis button, said clamping member including a hub and a crown, said hub including axial guiding and engaging means for axially mating and engaging a complementary hub on a said complementary clamping member, and said crown including a clamping collar coaxially positioned about and spaced radially outward of said hub medially located therealong and a plurality of resilient, flexible spring leaves spaced apart and attached at one set of ends thereof to said hub member at intervals thereabout to one side of said clamping collar, said leaves extending radially outward and lengthwise of said hub and said leaves being attached at the other set of ends thereof to said clamping collar at arcuate intervals thereabout.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.