Anastomotic device

Claim 2

Means for joining tubular elements, especially an anastomotic device, comprising: first and second annular members; said first member (20) being configured to be telescopically received, in frictional retention, within a diminished wall thickness portion (12) of the second (10) of said members; said diminished wall thickness portion (12) extending axially from one end of said member (10); the inner walls of said members in such telescopic assembly presenting a generally continuous inner wall (16, 22) of generally uniform diameter; and pin means integral with and extending from said inner wall and disposed within said assembly of annular members for retaining said tubular elements in a joined relationship.

Claim 3

Means as in claim 1, wherein: said retaining pin means comprise a first plurality (14) of spaced pins that each projects inwardly from the inner wall of the second member, at the outer end section removed from the diminished wall thickness portion (12), and extends to beyond the transverse plane of mating of the inner walls of said first and second members; and each of said pins is dimensioned and configured to pierce a first body of said joined tubular elements, extend in general axial direction within the wall of said first tubular element and into the body of the opposed second tubular element.

Claim 4

Means as in claim 2, wherein: said retaining means further comprise a second plurality (28) of spaced relationship pins that dimensionally and configuratively correspond to said first plurality of pins; and each pin of said second plurality projects inwardly from the inner wall of the first annular member (20), at an end section removed from that end to be aforesaid telescopically received, and extends to beyond said transverse plane of mating; whereby each pin of said second plurality is adapted to pierce the body of said second tubular element, extend generally axially within the wall of said second element and onto the body of the opposed first tubular element.

Claim 5

Means as in claim 3, wherein the assembled annuli, each pin of each said plurality lies intermediate pins of the opposed plurality of pins.

Claim 6

Means as in claim 1, wherein the inner wall of said diminished wall thickness portion terminates at a shoulder (18) configuration and the telescopically received end (26) of said first member abuts said shoulder.

Claim 7

Means as in claim 5, wherein: said retaining means comprise a first plurality of spaced pins, each said pin projecting inwardly from an outer end section of the inner wall of said first member and extending to beyond the transverse plane of mating of the inner walls of said first and second members; each said first plurality of pins being dimensioned and configured to pierce a first body of said tubular elements to be joined, extend in general axial direction within the wall of said first tubular part and into the body of the opposed second tubular element to be joined; and said retaining means further comprise a second plurality of spaced pins that dimensionally and configuratively correspond to said first plurality of pins, each said second plurality of pins projects inwardly from an outer end section of the inner wall of the second annular member and extends to beyond said transverse plane of mating, whereby each pin of said second plurality is adapted to pierce the body of said second tubular element, extend generally axially within the wall of said second element and into the body of the opposed first tubular element.