US 7,232,449 B2 · Components, systems and methods for forming anastomoses using magnetism or other coupling means

Abstract

Anastomotic components may be attached to hollow bodies or vessels by magnetic or mechanical force to create an anastomosis, form a port in a vessel, or repair a diseased vessel lumen. Anastomoses are created by coupling a first connection to an end of a vessel and then attracting it to a second connector secured to the side wall of another vessel. The connection between the first and second connectors may be solidly magnetic, solely mechanical, or a combination thereof. Also disclosed are methods and devices for treating diseased vessel lumens, for example abdominal aortic aneurysm. A plurality of docking members is attached to the vessel at solicited positions, and then one or more grafts is secured to the docking members in any suitable manner.

Claims9

Dependent claims

A method for forming an anastomosis between two blood vessels using magnetism, the method comprising the steps of:

securing a first component to a first blood vessel;
securing a second component to a side wall of a second blood vessel with an opening in the second component substantially aligned with an opening in the side wall of the second blood vessel;
placing the first component in contact with at least one of the second component and the side wall of the second blood vessel;
positioning an intimal surface of the first blood vessel adjacent an intimal surface of the second blood vessel;
and
using magnetism to couple the first and second components and form an anastomosis between the first and second blood vessels.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/388,374Filed 12 Mar 2003 · continuation in part

Priority

29 Apr 2000

Published

US 2004/0034377 A119 Feb 2004

Granted

19 Jun 2007

Term ends

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Classification37 codes

A61B 17/0057
Surgical instruments, devices or methods: implements for plugging an opening in the wall of a hollow or tubular organ, e.g. for sealing a vessel…
A61B 17/0643
Surgical staples, i.e. penetrating the tissue: with separate closing member, e.g. for interlocking with staple
A61B 17/11
Surgical instruments, devices or methods: for performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis
A61F 2/064
Blood vessels: with special features to facilitate anastomotic coupling

Family

Application09/562,599Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 29 Apr 2000

Application09/638,805Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 12 Aug 2000

Application60/255,635Us provisional application · filed 13 Dec 2000

Application09/851,400Us provisional application · filed 7 May 2001

US 2004/0034377 A1Pre-grant publication · published 19 Feb 2004

US 6,719,768 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part

US 6,352,543 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part

US 2002/0072758 A1Published application

US 7,232,449 B2This patent

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Components, systems and methods for forming anastomoses using magnetism or other coupling means

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Components, systems and methods for forming anastomoses using magnetism or other coupling means

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Abstract

Claims9