DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING AN ARTIFICIAL ARTERIO-VENOUS FISTULA
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1. An intravascular connector comprising:
- a first pair of clinch members that extend along a first axis; and
a second pair of clinch members that extend along a second axis transverse to the first axis,wherein each of the first pair of clinch members comprises a first portion that extends away from the first axis, a second portion that extends toward the first axis, and a third portion that extends away from the first axis,wherein a distal portion of each of the first pair of clinch members is biased to close toward the first axis, and wherein a distal portion of each of the second pair of clinch members is biased to exert pressure away from the second axis.
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Abstract
A shunt rivet for implantation in the aorta and inferior vena cava to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and a method of treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are disclosed. The shunt rivet can have a first pair of clinch members that extend along a first axis and a second pair of clinch members that extend along a second axis transverse to the first axis.
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1. An intravascular connector comprising:
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a first pair of clinch members that extend along a first axis; and a second pair of clinch members that extend along a second axis transverse to the first axis, wherein each of the first pair of clinch members comprises a first portion that extends away from the first axis, a second portion that extends toward the first axis, and a third portion that extends away from the first axis, wherein a distal portion of each of the first pair of clinch members is biased to close toward the first axis, and wherein a distal portion of each of the second pair of clinch members is biased to exert pressure away from the second axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An intravascular connector comprising:
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a first pair of clinch members that extend along a first axis; and a second pair of clinch members that extend along a second axis transverse to the first axis, wherein a distal portion of each of the first pair of clinch members forms an atraumatic surface configured to impinge a wall of a first or second vessel, and wherein a distal portion of each of the second pair of clinch members forms an atraumatic surface configured to impinge a wall of the first or second vessel, and wherein the distal portion of each of the first pair of clinch members is biased to close toward the first axis, and wherein the distal portion of each of the second pair of clinch members is biased to exert pressure away from the second axis. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An intravascular connector comprising:
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a first pair of clinch members that extend along a first axis; and a second pair of clinch members that extend along a second axis transverse to the first axis, wherein each of the first pair of clinch members comprises a first section and a second section, wherein each of the first sections extends a first distance from the first axis, wherein each of the second sections extends a second distance from the first axis, and wherein the second distance is less than the first distance, and wherein each of the first pair of clinch members defines a first recess and a second recess when viewed from a first side of the connector, wherein each of the second pair of clinch members defines a third recess when viewed from a second side of the connector, wherein the first recesses open toward the first axis, wherein the second recesses open away from the first axis, and wherein the third recesses open toward the second axis. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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