Anastomosis device
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1. An anastomosis device for use in forming a graft between two body vessels comprising:
- a body member of fluid impervious body vessel compatible material formed to define at least one elongate chamber having at least two spaced open ends, said body member having an outer surface for engaging the luminal walls of said body vessels anda bio-adhesive carried by the outer surface of said body member, said bio-adhesive including a two component adhesive which includes an adhesive initiator encapsulated on the outer surface of said body member which is released by pressure between said body member and said luminal walls.
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Abstract
A unitary anastomosis device for use in forming a graft between two body members is provided which includes a body member of fluid impervious vessel compatible material formed to define at least one elongate chamber having at least two spaced open ends. The outer surface of the body member carries a bio-adhesive which bonds the body member to the luminal walls of two vessels to be joined when the body member is expanded into contact with the vessel luminal walls.
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1. An anastomosis device for use in forming a graft between two body vessels comprising:
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a body member of fluid impervious body vessel compatible material formed to define at least one elongate chamber having at least two spaced open ends, said body member having an outer surface for engaging the luminal walls of said body vessels and a bio-adhesive carried by the outer surface of said body member, said bio-adhesive including a two component adhesive which includes an adhesive initiator encapsulated on the outer surface of said body member which is released by pressure between said body member and said luminal walls. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An anastomosis device for use in forming a graft between two body vessels comprising:
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a body member of fluid impervious body vessel compatible material formed to define at least one elongate chamber having at least two spaced open ends, said body member having an outer surface for engaging the luminal walls of said body vessels, a bio-adhesive carried by the outer surface of said body member, a skeletal frame mounted inside said body member, the body member forming a flexible cover for said skeletal frame, the skeletal frame being operative to assume a first expanded configuration to force and hold said body member into contact with the luminal walls of said body vessels and a second collapsed configuration to collapse said skeletal frame and body member, said skeletal frame being formed of shape memory material having a temperature transformation level above which said skeletal frame assumes said first expanded configuration and below which said skeletal frame is collapsible to said second collapsed configuration. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 25)
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9. An anastomosis device for use in forming a graft between two body vessels comprising:
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a body member of fluid impervious body vessel compatible material formed to define at least one elongate chamber having at least two spaced open ends, said body member having an outer surface for engaging the luminal walls of said body vessels, a bio-adhesive carried by the outer surface of said body member, a skeletal frame mounted inside said body member, said skeletal frame being operative to assume a first expanded configuration to force and hold said body member into contact with the luminal walls of said body vessels and a second collapsed configuration to collapse said skeletal frame and body member, said body member forming a flexible cover for said skeletal frame, said skeletal frame including laterally projecting barbs for engaging and penetrating the luminal walls of said body vessels when said skeletal frame is in said first expanded configuration.
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10. An anastomosis device for use in forming a graft between two body vessels comprising:
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a body member of fluid impervious body vessel compatible material formed to define at least one elongate chamber having at least two spaced open ends, said body member having an outer surface for engaging the luminal walls of said body vessels, said body member defining an elongate main leg defining a main elongate chamber having first and second open ends and a main longitudinal axis extending therebetween, and at least one branch leg secured to and extending angularly outward from said main leg, said branch leg including a first branch leg open end at said main leg opening into said main elongate chamber and a second branch leg open end spaced from said main leg with a branch leg longitudinal axis extending between said branch leg first and second open ends, and a bio-adhesive carried by the outer surface of said body member. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A device adapted to engage the luminal walls of a main body vessel and a branch body vessel extending from said main body vessel comprising:
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a skeletal frame formed of shape memory material having an elongate main leg formed to define an elongate, open ended main chamber and a branch leg unitary with and extending angularly from said main leg and formed to define a branch chamber having a first open end opening into said main chamber and a second open end spaced therefrom, the main and branch legs of said skeletal frame operating to expand from a collapsed configuration to a predetermined expanded configuration to engage the luminal walls of said body vessels, said skeletal frame being formed of thermal shape memory material which is relatively pliable at temperatures below a transition temperature to permit the skeletal frame to collapse to said collapsed configuration for insertion into said body vessels, said thermal shape memory material operating to expand from said collapsed configuration toward said expanded configuration when said skeletal frame is subjected to temperatures above said temperature transformation level to contact and apply force to said body vessels, the temperature transformation level of the shape memory material in the main leg of the skeletal frame differing from the temperature transformation level of the shape memory material in the branch leg of the skeletal frame. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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