Anastomotic device

Claim 1

An anastomotic device, especially adapted for anastomosis by intraluminal disposition and without the intervention of additional mechanical holding or clamping means, comprising: a pair of annuli; each annulus of the pair being a relatively thin, flat ring having a plurality of impaling pins integral therewith and extending circumferentially and normally from one face thereof; each pin being pointed at its end to facilitate an impaling function and being transversely serrated at an end section remote from the ring; each said ring having a plurality of apertures therethrough, said pins and apertures circumferentially alternating with one another; said one face of each annulus being beveled about each said aperture for a pin guiding function; each aperture having therein a relatively thin flexible tang that is an extension from the inner periphery of the aperture defining annulus structure; an alignment indicator element integral with and extending from a periphery of each said ring; and the parts being configured and dimensioned whereby with the parts to be anastomosed each mounted on and about a respective ring member and the indicator elements aligned, the rings are operatively associated with one another for anastomosis whereby each pin is guided and received within an opposed operatively associated aperture, with the tang of said associated aperture lockingly engaged with a said serration, and said anastomosed parts are claimed between operatively associated flat surfaces of said annuli.