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Anastomosis device and method

US6241743A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 3, 2000
Grant dateJun 5, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/1135
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This is an implantable device intended generally for forming an anastomosis between a lumen of the body and an intersecting graft lumen. The device may be configured to form an anastomosis which is entirely lined with live tissue, or it may be configured to form an anastomosis with synthetic material defining at least a portion of one of the intersecting lumens.

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