METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY ANASTOMOSIS INCLUDING AN ANCHOR FOR ENGAGING A BODY VESSEL AND DEPLOYABLE SUTURES
First Claim
1. A device for joining a first body vessel to a second body vessel, comprising:
- a) a cartridge having a distal end and defining a longitudinal axis, wherein the cartridge comprises an inner member and an outer member having a lumen dimensioned to receive the inner member;
b) a radially expandable anchor disposed at the distal end of the cartridge for engaging the first body vessel, wherein the expandable anchor having a plurality of arms connected by members, wherein the plurality of arms of the expandable anchor have an initial condition and an expanded condition such that in the expanded condition, the plurality of arms of the expandable anchor extend radially outward, and wherein the inner member includes a ring having connection features for engaging the plurality of arms of the radially expandable anchor;
c) a plurality of sutures disposed within the cartridge and being deployable therefrom so as to engage the second body vessel, the sutures being disposed in channels formed in the inner member and threaded through the expandable anchor; and
d) a plurality of needle anchors, wherein a needle anchor is attached to a distal end of a respective suture.
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Abstract
A device for joining a first body vessel to a second body vessel including a cartridge having a distal end and defining a longitudinal axis, a radially expandable anchor disposed at the distal end of the cartridge for engaging the first body vessel, the expandable anchor having an initial condition and an expanded condition wherein the expandable anchor is radially larger than the expandable anchor in the initial condition, and a plurality of sutures disposed within the cartridge and being deployable therefrom so as to engage the second body vessel, the sutures being threaded through the expandable anchor.
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19 Claims
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1. A device for joining a first body vessel to a second body vessel, comprising:
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a) a cartridge having a distal end and defining a longitudinal axis, wherein the cartridge comprises an inner member and an outer member having a lumen dimensioned to receive the inner member; b) a radially expandable anchor disposed at the distal end of the cartridge for engaging the first body vessel, wherein the expandable anchor having a plurality of arms connected by members, wherein the plurality of arms of the expandable anchor have an initial condition and an expanded condition such that in the expanded condition, the plurality of arms of the expandable anchor extend radially outward, and wherein the inner member includes a ring having connection features for engaging the plurality of arms of the radially expandable anchor; c) a plurality of sutures disposed within the cartridge and being deployable therefrom so as to engage the second body vessel, the sutures being disposed in channels formed in the inner member and threaded through the expandable anchor; and d) a plurality of needle anchors, wherein a needle anchor is attached to a distal end of a respective suture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for joining a first body vessel to a second body vessel, comprising:
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a) a cartridge having a distal end and defining a longitudinal axis, wherein the cartridge comprises an inner member and an outer member having a lumen dimensioned to receive the inner member; b) an anchor disposed at the distal end of the cartridge for engaging the first body vessel, wherein the anchor includes a plurality of outwardly extending arms, and wherein the outer member and the anchor are sized so that the anchor is disposed along the longitudinal axis within the outer member; c) a plurality of sutures disposed within the cartridge and being deployable therefrom so as to engage the second body vessel, the sutures being disposed in channels formed in the inner member and threaded through the anchor; and d) a plurality of needle anchors, wherein a needle anchor is attached to a distal end of a respective suture. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device for joining a first body vessel to a second body vessel, the device comprising:
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a tubular sleeve having a distal end, a proximal end and defining a lumen therethrough; a tubular body slidably disposed within the tubular sleeve; a radially expandable anchor deployably disposed in the distal end of the tubular sleeve at a location distal of the tubular body, the radially expandable anchor being deployable from the distal end of the tubular sleeve, wherein the expandable anchor includes; a hub configured and dimensioned for disposition in the distal end of the tubular sleeve; and a plurality of resilient arms radially disposed about the hub, wherein the plurality of resilient arms have a collapsed biased condition for disposition in the distal end of the tubular sleeve, and an expanded unbiased condition when disposed outside of the distal end of the tubular sleeve; a plurality of needle anchors deployably supported in a distal end of the tubular body; and a plurality of sutures, wherein each suture includes a first end connected to a respective one of the plurality of needle anchors, and wherein each suture includes a second end extending from a passage of the tubular body containing the respective needle anchor, through the expandable anchor, and then through a lumen of the tubular body. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of joining a first body vessel and a second body vessel, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a device for joining the first body vessel to the second body vessel, the device comprising; a tubular sleeve having a distal end, a proximal end and defining a lumen therethrough; a tubular body slidably disposed within the tubular sleeve; a radially expandable anchor deployably disposed in the distal end of the tubular sleeve at a location distal of the tubular body, the radially expandable anchor being deployable from the distal end of the tubular sleeve, wherein the expandable anchor includes; a hub configured and dimensioned for disposition in the distal end of the tubular sleeve; and a plurality of resilient arms radially disposed about the hub, wherein the plurality of resilient arms have a collapsed biased condition for disposition in the distal end of the tubular sleeve, and an expanded unbiased condition when disposed outside of the distal end of the tubular sleeve; a plurality of needle anchors deployably supported in a distal end of the tubular body; and a plurality of sutures, wherein each suture includes a first end connected to a respective one of the plurality of needle anchors, and wherein each suture includes a second end extending from a passage of the tubular body containing the respective needle anchor, through the expandable anchor, and then through a lumen of the tubular body; passing a distal end of the device through the first body vessel and into the second body vessel, wherein the expandable anchor is disposed in the distal end of the tubular sleeve and the plurality of needle anchors are loaded in the tubular body; withdrawing the tubular sleeve relative to the tubular body to deploy the expandable anchor to the expanded condition in the second body vessel; withdrawing the tubular body such that a distal end thereof is disposed within the first body vessel; firing the plurality of needle anchors from the tubular body such that the plurality of needle anchors penetrate the first body vessel; and withdrawing the second end of the plurality of sutures to approximate the first body vessel and the second body vessel.
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