Adhesive anastomosis connection system
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1. A method of performing an anastomosis, comprising:
- juxtaposing two blood vessels to be anastomosed using an juxtaposition device, to a desired configuration in which at least one vessel is an end vessel;
applying an adhesive to said vessels while they are in said configuration, said adhesive being sufficient to ensure both sealing and bonding of said two vessels to each other; and
removing said juxtaposition device after said adhesive sufficiently sets.
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Abstract
A method of performing an anastomosis, comprising, juxtaposing two blood vessels to be anastomosed using an juxtaposition device, to a desired configuration in which at least one vessel is an end vessel; applying an adhesive to said vessels while they are in said configuration, said adhesive being sufficient to ensure both sealing and bonding of said two vessels to each other, and removing said juxtaposition device after said adhesive sufficiently sets.
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1. A method of performing an anastomosis, comprising:
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juxtaposing two blood vessels to be anastomosed using an juxtaposition device, to a desired configuration in which at least one vessel is an end vessel;
applying an adhesive to said vessels while they are in said configuration, said adhesive being sufficient to ensure both sealing and bonding of said two vessels to each other; and
removing said juxtaposition device after said adhesive sufficiently sets. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 18, 19, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30)
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31. A method of performing an anastomosis, comprising:
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attaching at least a first scaffold element to a first blood vessel;
attaching at least said first scaffold element or a second scaffold element to a second blood vessel;
positioning said blood vessels using said at least a first scaffold element, to a desired configuration;
applying an adhesive to said vessels while they are in said configuration, said adhesive being sufficient to ensure both sealing and bonding of said two vessels to each other; and
removing said at least first scaffolding element. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 41, 43, 51)
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77. An adhesive anastomotic system, comprising:
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a first blood vessel holder;
a second blood vessel holder adapted to interlock with said first blood vessel holder, such that blood vessels held by said two vessel holders contact; and
an adhesive port configured to deliver an adhesive to said contact.
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