Methods and apparatus for connecting openings formed in adjacent blood vessels or other anatomical structures
US6616675B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1052
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Anastomotic connectors and apparatus for forming and/or maintaining connections between openings formed in anatomical structures, such as blood vessels. The apparatus is initially deployed in a first configuration which is sufficiently compact to be delivered through the lumen of a catheter or cannula. Thereafter, the device is expanded to a second configuration whereby it engages the anatomical structures and forms or maintains the desired connection between openings in the anatomical structures.
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