Apparatus and method for placing multiple sutures
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1. An apparatus for placing multiple sutures during anastomosis of physiological vessels, said apparatus comprising:
- a crown comprising;
a plurality of strands, each strand of said plurality of strands having a first end and a second end, said strand first ends defining a first portion of said crown and said strand second ends defining a second portion of said crown;
at least one circular band joining together said plurality of strands adjacent said first ends of said strands;
each said strand forming a point at said second end thereof; and
each said strand forming a hook adjacent said second end thereof for attachment to at least one physiological vessel;
means for retaining each said hook in a first position for insertion of said second portion of said crown into physiological vessel; and
means for deploying each said hook from said first position to a second position for securing each said hook to the physiological vessel;
wherein said retaining means comprises a retaining ring, and said deploying means comprises removability of said retaining ring.
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Abstract
An apparatus for placing multiple sutures during anastomosis of physiological vessels includes a crown portion having a plurality of strands connected together by one or more circular bands. The strands each form a point at one end with a curved hook at the same end. The curved hook acts as a suture to retain one or more of the vessels. An alternative embodiment includes a plurality of strands, or wires, that are inserted through one or more vessels to simultaneously place multiple sutures. The present invention also comprises a method for placing a plurality of sutures simultaneously with an apparatus.
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1. An apparatus for placing multiple sutures during anastomosis of physiological vessels, said apparatus comprising:
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a crown comprising;
a plurality of strands, each strand of said plurality of strands having a first end and a second end, said strand first ends defining a first portion of said crown and said strand second ends defining a second portion of said crown;
at least one circular band joining together said plurality of strands adjacent said first ends of said strands;
each said strand forming a point at said second end thereof; and
each said strand forming a hook adjacent said second end thereof for attachment to at least one physiological vessel;
means for retaining each said hook in a first position for insertion of said second portion of said crown into physiological vessel; and
means for deploying each said hook from said first position to a second position for securing each said hook to the physiological vessel;
wherein said retaining means comprises a retaining ring, and said deploying means comprises removability of said retaining ring. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for placing multiple sutures during anastomosis of physiological vessels, said method comprising:
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providing a crown comprising;
a plurality of strands, each strand of said plurality of strands having a first end and a second end, at least one circular band joining together said plurality of strands adjacent said first ends of said strands; and
each said strand forming a hook adjacent said second end of said strand with a point at said second end of said strand;
attaching a first physiological vessel to said crown by placing said first vessel within said crown and everting one end of said first vessel over said hooks; and
attaching a second physiological vessel to said crown such that said first physiological vessel and said second physiological vessel are substantially joined to one another.
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4. A crown for surgical formation of an anastomosis, the crown comprising:
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an end ring;
a plurality of strands fixed to an inside surface of said end ring proximate a first end of said strands, and spaced from an outside surface of said end ring, and extending normal to said end ring; and
each of said strands having a curved second end portion providing a distal end extending outwardly, the distal end being pointed;
wherein said strands are of substantially equal length and the pointed ends are disposed in a circle disposed concentrically outwardly from said end ring. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A crown for surgical formation of an anastomoris, the crown comprising:
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a plurality of rings having substantially equal inside and outside diameters;
a plurality of strands fixed to an inside surface of each of said rings and spaced from an outside surface of each of said rings; and
each of said strands having curved first and second end portions providing first and second distal ends extending outwardly, the distal ends being pointed;
wherein said strands are of substantially equal length and the pointed ends are disposed in circles disposed concentrically outwardly from said rings. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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