Tubular tissue welding device without moving parts

Claim 1

An exoscope for joining tubular like objects comprising: a hand-manipulable housing having first and second sections selectively movable relative to each other to form an unitary housing with a central opening lengthwise through said housing, means for releasably supporting generally cylindrically shaped sections in said central opening formed in said housing, and with confronting ends of said sections abutting each other along seams located within said central opening, a plurality of flexible, radiant energy transmissive elements extending at one end into fixed sites in both sections of said housing and disposed to be connected at their opposite end to a source of radiant energy operable to direct a beam of radiant energy through said transmissive element into said housing, means in said housing for directing said radiant energy beam emitted from said transmissive element to said central opening and onto said seam, said beam directing means simultaneously directing said beam circumferentially around said central opening to all of the selected portions of said seam thereby welding together said abutting ends along said seam, said housing sections being movable away from each other at the conclusion of a welding operation, to thereby permit withdrawal of the housing from the welded cylindrical sections to disengage the later, said two housing sections being all of the housing sections required for joining tubular like objects.