Devices and methods for forming magnetic anastomoses between vessels

An anastomotic device comprising:

• a first component;
• and
• a second component magnetically attracted to the first component, the first and second components forming a throughhole to provide fluid communication between a first vessel and a second vessel, the throughhole having a longitudinal axis;
• the first component having a first part and a second part, wherein the first part is positionable outside the first vessel and the second part is positionable within the first vessel, the first and second parts being configured to compress a wall of the first vessel between the first and second parts, the first part being forced toward the second part in a first direction;
• the second component being magnetically attracted to the first component in a second direction in order to couple the first and second components, wherein the first and second directions are generally non-parallel.