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ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT

  • US 3,882,862 A
  • Filed: 01/11/1974
  • Issued: 05/13/1975
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An arteriovenous shunt for hemodialysis patients, and the like, comprising:

  • elongated tubular means having an entrance end and an exit end creating a fluid-circulating path between the entrance end and the exit end;

    an elongated tube having one end attached to the entrance end of said elongated tubular means and having an inner surface flared outwardly from the other end thereof towards said one end to create a Venturi effect and thereby prevent turbulence in the fluid circulating therethrough; and

    a flexible tubular cuff having one end attached to the other end of said elongated tube and having an outwardly flared opposite end to be sutured to a severed duct in the body of the patient.

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