Method and device for surgically joining luminal structures
First Claim
1. A system for surgically joining at least two luminal structures, the system comprising:
- a bridge having walls defining an interior space, a first end and a second end, and a body, said body being between said first end and said second end, said bridge capable of being inserted, at least partially, into the luminal structures;
a first needle having a pointed first end and a second end, said needle dimensioned to be fitted into the interior of said bridge;
suture material for engaging the second end of said first needle;
channel for guiding said first needle through said bridge into the luminal structures to be joined;
wherein one end of said bridge is at least partially inserted into an end of one of the luminal structures to be joined for receipt of said first needle through said guiding means and through the walls of one of the luminal structures.
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Abstract
A method and a device for joining luminal structures. The device is comprised of a bridge, typically cylindrical, having an interior dimension to receive two sets of curved needles and having a series of holes or channels at each end for passage of the needles through the body of the bridge. A plunger, typically activated by an elongated member, urges the needles, point first, through the channels. When the ends of the bridge are inserted into the luminal structures to be joined and the plunger is activated, the needles will move through the channels and through the luminal structure to be joined, allowing the surgeon to grasp the pointed ends of the needles and pull them through the channels and through the luminal structure. On the second ends of the needles are sutures which will ultimately be used to join the two luminal structures.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for surgically joining at least two luminal structures, the system comprising:
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a bridge having walls defining an interior space, a first end and a second end, and a body, said body being between said first end and said second end, said bridge capable of being inserted, at least partially, into the luminal structures; a first needle having a pointed first end and a second end, said needle dimensioned to be fitted into the interior of said bridge; suture material for engaging the second end of said first needle; channel for guiding said first needle through said bridge into the luminal structures to be joined; wherein one end of said bridge is at least partially inserted into an end of one of the luminal structures to be joined for receipt of said first needle through said guiding means and through the walls of one of the luminal structures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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