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Implantable medical device such as an anastomosis device
Assignee: Aesdex LLC
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Filing: 1999-11-15
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Granted: 2002-07-16
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Expires: 2019-11-15
Abstract
Abstract A medical device which can be implanted at a target site in a living body. The device includes an inner flange formed by radial expansion of the device and an outer flange formed by axial compression of the device. The device can include an implant portion and a discard portion which separate from each other during formation of the outer flange. The separation can occur by fracturing a frangible linkage or by mechanically separating a portion of the outer flange from a deployment tool. The device can be a one piece anastomosis device for connecting a graft vessel to a target vessel without the use of conventional sutures. The inner and outer flanges capture the edges of an opening in a target vessel and secure the graft vessel to the opening in the target vessel. The device greatly increases the speed with which anastomosis can be performed over known suturing methods.
Inventors
- 👤 Jaime Vargas
- 👤 James T. Nielsen
- 👤 Michael Hendricksen
- 👤 Brendan M. Donohoe
- 👤 Stephen Yencho
- 👤 Bernard Hausen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:45
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/11; A61B17/32; A61B17/3205; A61B17/32053; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/064; A61B17/064; A61B17/0644; A61B17/34; A61B17/3415; A61B17/3417; A61B17/3421; A61B17/3439; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00243; A61B2017/00247; A61B2017/0641; A61B2017/1107; A61B2017/1135; A61B18/00; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00345; A61B2018/00351; A61B2018/00392
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
An anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; and a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable members which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, and wherein the deployment tool further includes an expander which forms the first flange and a holder tube surrounding the expander, the holder tube including elastically deformable members at the distal end thereof, the elastically deformable members engaging the deformable members and bending the deformable members outwardly during the step of forming the second flange.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
An anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; and a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable members which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, and wherein the deployment tool further includes an expander which forms the first flange and a holder tube surrounding the expander, the holder tube including elastically deformable members at the distal end thereof, the elastically deformable members engaging the deformable members and bending the deformable members outwardly during the step of forming the second flange.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
The anastomosis device of claim 1 , wherein the deformable members include first members and the elastically deformable members include second members which remain connected to the first members during formation of the first flange and disconnect from the first members during formation of the second flange, the elastically deformable members returning to a non-bent configuration after formation of the second flange.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
134 words
An anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; and a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable links which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, wherein the deployment tool includes an expander which forms the first flange and a holder tube surrounding the expander, the holder tube including deformable members at the distal end thereof, the deformable members engaging the deformable links and bending the deformable links outwardly during the step of forming the second flange.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
134 words
An anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; and a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable links which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, wherein the deployment tool includes an expander which forms the first flange and a holder tube surrounding the expander, the holder tube including deformable members at the distal end thereof, the deformable members engaging the deformable links and bending the deformable links outwardly during the step of forming the second flange.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
The anastomosis device of claim 3 , wherein the deformable links include first members and the deformable members include second members which remain connected to the first members during formation of the first flange and disconnect from the first members during formation of the second flange, the deformable members remaining in a bent configuration after formation of the second flange.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The anastomosis device of claim 4 , wherein the first members comprise tabs and the second members comprise slots which engage the tabs and openings which disengage the tabs, the slots extending from the openings towards a proximal end of the anastomosis device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
122 words
An anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; and a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable members which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, wherein the anastomosis device includes a deployed portion and a severable portion, the first and second flanges being formed on the deployed portion and the severable portion being separated from the deployed portion when the second flange is formed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
122 words
An anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; and a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable members which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, wherein the anastomosis device includes a deployed portion and a severable portion, the first and second flanges being formed on the deployed portion and the severable portion being separated from the deployed portion when the second flange is formed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The anastomosis device of claim 6 , wherein the deployed portion is connected to the severable portion by shearable connectors.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
58 words
The anastomosis device of claim 7 , wherein the shearable connectors are located at pivot connections between the deployed portion and the severable portion, the severable portion and the deployed portion being machined from a single piece of metal and the pivot connections comprising thin sections of the metal extending between the deployed portion and the severable portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
114 words
An anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; and a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable members which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, wherein the first and/or second portion includes a plurality of members arranged in a configuration such that axial compression of the first and/or second portion forms the first and/or second flange.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
114 words
An anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; and a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable members which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, wherein the first and/or second portion includes a plurality of members arranged in a configuration such that axial compression of the first and/or second portion forms the first and/or second flange.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
208 words
An anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; and a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable members which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, and wherein the first portion includes a plurality of members arranged in a configuration such that an axial dimension of the first portion changes upon radial expansion of the first portion and the second portion includes a plurality of members arranged in a configuration such that radial expansion of the second portion does not cause formation of the second flange, and the second portion including pairs of axial members which are closer together at a distal end thereof than at a proximal end thereof when the first flange is formed, and wherein the proximal ends of the pairs of axial members are joined by circumferentially extending severable members, the severable members separating a deployed portion from a severable portion when the second flange is formed.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
208 words
An anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; and a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable members which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, and wherein the first portion includes a plurality of members arranged in a configuration such that an axial dimension of the first portion changes upon radial expansion of the first portion and the second portion includes a plurality of members arranged in a configuration such that radial expansion of the second portion does not cause formation of the second flange, and the second portion including pairs of axial members which are closer together at a distal end thereof than at a proximal end thereof when the first flange is formed, and wherein the proximal ends of the pairs of axial members are joined by circumferentially extending severable members, the severable members separating a deployed portion from a severable portion when the second flange is formed.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
117 words
An anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; and a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable members which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, and wherein the deployment tool includes an expander which forms the first flange and a holder tube surrounding the expander, the holder tube being fixedly attached to a proximal end of the anastomosis device.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
117 words
An anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; and a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable members which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, and wherein the deployment tool includes an expander which forms the first flange and a holder tube surrounding the expander, the holder tube being fixedly attached to a proximal end of the anastomosis device.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
133 words
An anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; and a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable members which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, and wherein the second portion includes shearable connections, each shearable connection comprising one or more sections of material extending between an outer periphery of a projection and an inner periphery of a recess within which the projection is located, the shearable connections being fractured when the second flange is formed.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
133 words
An anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; and a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable members which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, and wherein the second portion includes shearable connections, each shearable connection comprising one or more sections of material extending between an outer periphery of a projection and an inner periphery of a recess within which the projection is located, the shearable connections being fractured when the second flange is formed.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
120 words
An anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; and a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable members which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, and wherein the second portion includes helical members having shearable connections therealong, the helical members forming the second flange during rotation of the anastomosis device, the shearable connections being fractured when the second flange is fully deployed.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
120 words
An anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; and a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable members which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, and wherein the second portion includes helical members having shearable connections therealong, the helical members forming the second flange during rotation of the anastomosis device, the shearable connections being fractured when the second flange is fully deployed.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
188 words
An anastomosis device deployment system for deploying an anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable members which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, wherein the deployment tool further includes a handle, the handle including cam grooves and a holder, the holder having a distal end configured to hold the anastomosis device with an attached graft vessel; and an expander positioned within the holder and slidable with respect to the holder to a position at which the expander is positioned within the anastomosis device and radially expands the anastomosis device, and wherein the holder and expander have follower members engaged in the cam grooves to move the holder and expander with respect to one another upon activation of a part of the handle.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
188 words
An anastomosis device deployment system for deploying an anastomosis device which cooperates with a deployment tool for connecting an end of a graft vessel to a target vessel, the anastomosis device comprising: a first portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a first flange; a second portion deformable by the deployment tool to form a second flange which together with the first flange connects the graft vessel to the target vessel, the second portion including deformable members which cooperate with the deployment tool to form the second flange, wherein the deployment tool further includes a handle, the handle including cam grooves and a holder, the holder having a distal end configured to hold the anastomosis device with an attached graft vessel; and an expander positioned within the holder and slidable with respect to the holder to a position at which the expander is positioned within the anastomosis device and radially expands the anastomosis device, and wherein the holder and expander have follower members engaged in the cam grooves to move the holder and expander with respect to one another upon activation of a part of the handle.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
66 words
A medical device which cooperates with a deployment tool for delivering and deploying the medical device at a site in a living body, the medical device comprising: first and second sections connected together by a frangible linkage, the frangible linkage being deformable by the deployment tool such that frangible elements of the frangible linkage are broken and the first section is separated from the second section.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
66 words
A medical device which cooperates with a deployment tool for delivering and deploying the medical device at a site in a living body, the medical device comprising: first and second sections connected together by a frangible linkage, the frangible linkage being deformable by the deployment tool such that frangible elements of the frangible linkage are broken and the first section is separated from the second section.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
31 words
The medical device of claim 15 , wherein the frangible elements include weakened areas which cause the frangible members to bend when the frangible linkage is deformed by the deployment tool.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
52 words
The medical device of claim 15 , wherein the frangible elements are located at pivot connections between the first and second sections, the first and second sections being machined from a single piece of metal and the pivot connections comprising thin sections of the metal extending between the first and second sections.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
40 words
The medical device of claim 15 , wherein the first section includes a plurality of axial members and struts arranged in a configuration such that an axial dimension of the first section changes upon radial expansion of the first section.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
32 words
The medical device of claim 15 , wherein the medical device comprises an anastomosis device and the first section includes hinged axial members which bend outwardly and form first and second flanges.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
47 words
The medical device of claim 19 , wherein the deployment tool includes an expander which forms the first flange and a holder tube surrounding the expander, the holder tube engaging the second section and forming the second flange while separating the first section from the second section.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
25 words
The medical device of claim 19 , wherein the first section includes a plurality of members which project outwardly during formation of the first flange.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
39 words
The medical device of claim 19 , wherein the first section includes a plurality of axial members and struts arranged in a configuration such that radial expansion of the first section does not cause formation of the second flange.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
56 words
The medical device of claim 19 , wherein the first section includes a first linkage which forms the first flange and a second linkage which forms the second flange, the second linkage including axial members which are closer together at a distal end thereof than at a proximal end thereof when the first flange is formed.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
39 words
The anastomosis device of claim 23 , wherein the frangible elements comprise circumferentially extending severable links which join proximal ends of the axial members, the severable links being detached from the second section when the second flange is formed.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
43 words
The medical device of claim 19 , wherein the deployment tube includes an expander which forms the first flange and a holder tube surrounding the expander, the holder tube engaging a proximal end of the second section when the second flange is formed.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
74 words
The medical device of claim 19 , wherein the anastomosis device is sized to fit in an incision in a target vessel such that the first flange comprises an inner flange which presses a portion of a graft vessel into intimate contact with an inner surface of the target vessel and the second flange comprises an outer flange which presses another portion of the graft vessel against an outer surface of the target vessel.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
114 words
The medical device of claim 19 , wherein the anastomosis device is sized to fit in an incision in a target vessel such that the first flange comprises an inner flange which presses a portion of a graft vessel into intimate contact with an inner surface of the target vessel and the second flange comprises an outer flange which presses another portion of the graft vessel against an outer surface of the target vessel, the first portion including axially extending members having anchoring projections thereon, the axially extending members being bendable radially outwardly when the inner flange is formed such that the anchoring points are embedded in an inner surface of the target vessel.
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