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DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATION OF A PERIPHERALLY LOCATED FISTULA

  • US 20080119879A1
  • Filed: 11/28/2007
  • Published: 05/22/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for creating a fistula in a patient comprising:

  • an elongate tubular structure comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end is configured to pass first through the skin of the patient, then through a first vessel, and then into a second vessel; and

    a fistula creation assembly near the distal end of the tubular structure, said assembly for creating and/or maintaining a fistula that provides a flow of blood between the first vessel and the second vessel.

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