Method and system for attaching a graft to a blood vessel
AssigneeCardica, Inc.
InventorsStephen A. Yencho, Bernard A. Hausen
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Abstract
Anastomotic stents for connecting a graft vessel to a target vessel, and methods of use thereof. The anastomotic stents of the invention are suitable for use in a variety of anastomosis procedures, including coronary artery bypass grafting. One embodiment of the invention comprises a large vessel anastomotic stent for use with large diameter target vessels such as the aorta or its major side branches. Another embodiment of the invention comprises a small vessel anastomotic stent for use on a target vessel which has a small diameter such as a coronary artery. Another aspect of the invention involves applicators for use with the stents of the invention.
Claims15
An anastomosis device, comprising:
- a flange having a plurality of openings;
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- a plurality of frangible tissue-affixing elements, at least one said tissue-affixing element insertable into a corresponding said opening in said flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.