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Method and apparatus for connecting and closing severed blood vessels

  • US 5,234,448 A
  • Filed: 02/28/1992
  • Issued: 08/10/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A closure for blood vessel openings comprised of a ring having opposite faces each face having an outer surface, the ring being sized and adapted to conform to splayed ends of a blood vessel, each face having a plurality of barbs attached to the outer surface of each face, the barbs sized and configured to pierce and anchor in a blood vessel wall.

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