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Connector system for vessels, ducts, lumens or hollow organs and methods of use
Assignee: DSM Biomedical Inc
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Filing: 1997-09-04
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Granted: 2000-05-16
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Expires: 2017-09-04
Abstract
Abstract A system and method of use for effecting the bypass or other anastomosis of a portion of a native blood vessel, duct, lumen or other tubular organ within the body of a living being. The system includes a connector assembly and a deployment instrument for carrying the device to the desired position within the vessel, duct, lumen or tubular organ. The system includes a piercer-dilator instrument to form an opening in the wall of the vessel, duct, lumen or tubular organ into which the connector assembly is deployed by the deployment instrument. The connector assembly is at least partially formed of a resorbable material and includes movable members for securing it to the tissue of the vessel, duct, lumen or tubular organ contiguous with the opening. Other components may be included in the device for expediting the anastomosis procedure, with or without the use of sutures.
Inventors
- 👤 John E. Nash
- 👤 Douglas G. Evans
- 👤 David M. Hoganson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 12:36
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/11; A61B17/0057; A61B17/04; A61B17/06; A61B17/12; A61B17/12009; A61B2017/00004; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00243; A61B2017/1107; A61B2017/1135
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 78
Claim 1
Independent Claim
219 words
A system for effecting the bypass of a portion native blood vessel within the body of a living being by use of a bypass graft, the native blood vessel having a wall with an opening provided therein, said system comprising a positioning member and first connector assembly for connecting the bypass graft to the native blood vessel to establish a passageway for carrying blood therebetween, said first connector assembly comprising an anchor member and a first connector member, said first connector member having a free end portion, said first connector member and said anchor member being coupled together and to said positioning member and being movable relative to each other, said anchor member and said first connector member being arranged to be introduced through the opening in the wall of the native blood vessel, said positioning member being arranged to move said anchor member into engagement with tissue adjacent the opening in the native blood vessel and to move a portion of said first connector member with respect to said anchor member and with said free end portion of said first connector member extending out through the opening in the native vessel, said free end of said first connector member being arranged to be secured to the bypass graft to secure the bypass graft to the native blood vessel.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
219 words
A system for effecting the bypass of a portion native blood vessel within the body of a living being by use of a bypass graft, the native blood vessel having a wall with an opening provided therein, said system comprising a positioning member and first connector assembly for connecting the bypass graft to the native blood vessel to establish a passageway for carrying blood therebetween, said first connector assembly comprising an anchor member and a first connector member, said first connector member having a free end portion, said first connector member and said anchor member being coupled together and to said positioning member and being movable relative to each other, said anchor member and said first connector member being arranged to be introduced through the opening in the wall of the native blood vessel, said positioning member being arranged to move said anchor member into engagement with tissue adjacent the opening in the native blood vessel and to move a portion of said first connector member with respect to said anchor member and with said free end portion of said first connector member extending out through the opening in the native vessel, said free end of said first connector member being arranged to be secured to the bypass graft to secure the bypass graft to the native blood vessel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said positioning member comprises a filament.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said anchor member comprises an elongated member and having a connector-receiving opening arranged to receive a portion of said first connector member when said anchor member and said first connector member are moved with respect to each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said first connector member comprises a tube having a lumen therein.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
63 words
The system of claim 4 wherein said tube has a pair of ends, one of said ends having a flange and the other of said ends forming said free end of said first connector member, said tube being arranged to be drawn into said opening area of said anchor member, whereupon a portion of said flange abuts a portion of said anchor member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said first connector assembly additionally comprises a second connector member which is arranged to be connected to said free end of said first connector member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
The system of claim 6 wherein said second connector member comprises a tube and an abutment portion arranged to be disposed closely adjacent the outside of the native blood vessel contiguous with the opening therein when said f irst and second connector members are secured together.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 7 wherein said first connector assembly additionally comprises a sealing member for location adjacent the exterior of the native blood vessel contiguous with the opening therein.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 8 wherein said sealing member comprises a washer formed of a hemostatic material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 6 wherein each of said first and second connector members includes means for enabling them to be snap fit together.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 10 wherein said las t mentioned means comprise respective detent members arranged to cooperate with each other.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 6 wherein said second connector member includes means for securing the bypass graft to it.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
65 words
The system of claim 12 wherein the bypass graft includes a first end portion and wherein a portion of said tube of said second connector member is disposed within the first end portion of the bypass graft, and wherein said securement means comprises a member encircling said portion of said tube of said second connector member with a portion of the bypass graft interposed therebetween.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said first connector assembly comprises at least one resorbable portion.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system of claim 1 additionally comprising a deployment instrument for delivering said anchor member and said first connector member through the opening in the wall of the native blood vessel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 15 wherein said deployment instrument comprises a carrier tube having a lumen in which said anchor member and said first connector member are disposed.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 16 wherein said anchor member and said first connector member are disposed at longitudinally spaced locations with respect to each other in said lumen of said carrier tube.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 16 wherein said instrument additionally comprises a pusher member for expelling said anchor member and said first connector member from said lumen of said carrier tube.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 18 wherein said pusher member is a tubular member located within said carrier tube.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system of claim 16 wherein said first connector assembly comprises a second connector member and wherein said deployment instrument additionally comprises a guide member for guiding said second connector member into securement with said first connector member.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 20 wherein said first connector member comprises a tube having a lumen therein.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 21 wherein said second connector member comprises a tube having a lumen therein which is arranged to receive said free end of said first connector member.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 22 wherein said guide member has a distal end portion arranged for engagement with said free end of said first connector member.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 23 wherein said distal end portion of said guide member is arranged for disposition within said lumen of said first connector member.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 24 wherein said guide member is arranged to be extended through said lumen in said second connector member.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 25 wherein said guide member is arranged to expel said anchor member and said first connector member from said lumen of said carrier tube.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 26 wherein said guide member includes a passageway extending therethrough.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 27 wherein said positioning member extends through said passageway in said guide member.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 28 wherein said positioning member comprises a filament.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
62 words
The system of claim 29 wherein said second connector member comprises a tube having a lumen therein which is arranged to receive said free end of said first connector member and an abutment portion arranged to be disposed closely adjacent the outside of the native blood vessel contiguous with the opening therein when said first and second connector members are secured together.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 30 wherein said first connector assembly additionally comprises a sealing member for location adjacent the exterior of the native blood vessel contiguous with the opening therein.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 31 wherein said sealing member comprises a washer formed of a hemostatic material.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 31 wherein said second connector member includes securement means for securing the bypass graft to it.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
65 words
The system of claim 33 wherein the bypass graft includes a first end portion and wherein a portion of said tube of said second connector member is disposed within the first end portion of the bypass graft, and wherein said securement means comprises a member encircling said portion of said tube of said second connector member with a portion of the bypass graft interposed therebetween.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said positioning member comprises a portion of said first connector assembly.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 35 wherein said positioning member comprises a filament.
Claim 38
Independent Claim
296 words
A system for creating a fluid communication port in an opening in the wall of a vessel, duct or lumen within the body of a living being, the opening in the wall of the vessel, duct or lumen having a percutaneous puncture tract contiguous therewith and extending through tissue overlying the vessel, duct or lumen, said system comprising a positioning member and a first connector assembly for connection to the vessel, duct or lumen at the location of the opening to form said port, said first connector assembly comprising an anchor member and a first connector member, said anchor member being arranged to be inserted through the percutaneous puncture tract and the opening in the wall of the vessel, duct or lumen and being configured to engage the surface of the interior of the wall of the vessel, duct or lumen adjacent the opening, said first connector member being arranged to be inserted through the puncture tract and the opening in the vessel, duct or lumen and having a free end portion and a fluid passageway in communication with said free end portion, said first connector member and said anchor member being coupled together and to said positioning member so that said first connector member and said anchor member are movable relative to each other within the interior of the vessel, duct or lumen, said positioning member being arranged to move said anchor member into engagement with the interior of the wall of the vessel, duct or lumen adjacent with the opening therein and to move said free end portion of said first connector member through the opening in the vessel, duct or lumen, whereupon fluid communication is established with the interior of said vessel, duct or lumen through said passageway in said first connector member.
Claim 39
Independent Claim
296 words
A system for creating a fluid communication port in an opening in the wall of a vessel, duct or lumen within the body of a living being, the opening in the wall of the vessel, duct or lumen having a percutaneous puncture tract contiguous therewith and extending through tissue overlying the vessel, duct or lumen, said system comprising a positioning member and a first connector assembly for connection to the vessel, duct or lumen at the location of the opening to form said port, said first connector assembly comprising an anchor member and a first connector member, said anchor member being arranged to be inserted through the percutaneous puncture tract and the opening in the wall of the vessel, duct or lumen and being configured to engage the surface of the interior of the wall of the vessel, duct or lumen adjacent the opening, said first connector member being arranged to be inserted through the puncture tract and the opening in the vessel, duct or lumen and having a free end portion and a fluid passageway in communication with said free end portion, said first connector member and said anchor member being coupled together and to said positioning member so that said first connector member and said anchor member are movable relative to each other within the interior of the vessel, duct or lumen, said positioning member being arranged to move said anchor member into engagement with the interior of the wall of the vessel, duct or lumen adjacent with the opening therein and to move said free end portion of said first connector member through the opening in the vessel, duct or lumen, whereupon fluid communication is established with the interior of said vessel, duct or lumen through said passageway in said first connector member.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 37 wherein said positioning member comprises a filament.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 37 wherein said first connector assembly is resorbable.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 37 wherein said first connector member and said anchor member are arranged to be moved into cooperative engagement with each other by the use of said positioning member.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 40 wherein said positioning member comprises a filament.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system of claim 41 wherein said anchor member includes an opening therein arranged for receipt of a portion of said first connector member to effect the cooperative engagement of said first connector member and said anchor member.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system of claim 37 additionally comprising an introducer instrument for deploying said first connector member and said anchor member through the puncture tract and the opening in the wall of the vessel, duct or lumen into the interior thereof.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system of claim 43 wherein said instrument includes a pusher member for pushing said first connector member and said anchor member out of said instrument and into the interior of the vessel, duct or lumen.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 44 wherein said pusher member is arranged to act as a stop to engage the first connector member adjacent its free end during the deployment of said first connector assembly.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 44 wherein said positioning member comprises a filament.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 37 wherein said positioning member comprises a portion of said first connector assembly.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 47 wherein said positioning member comprises a filament.
Claim 51
Independent Claim
220 words
A system for connecting two vessels, ducts or lumens within the body of a living being, one of the two vessels, ducts or lumens having a wall with an opening provided therein, said system comprising a positioning member and a first connector assembly for connecting the two vessels, ducts or lumens to establish a passageway for carrying fluid therebetween, said first connector assembly comprising an anchor member and a first connector member, said first connector member having a free end portion, said first connector member and said anchor member being coupled together and to said positioning member and being movable relative to each other, said anchor member and said first connector member being arranged to be introduced through the opening in the wall of the one of the two vessels, ducts or lumens, said positioning member being arranged to move said anchor member into engagement with tissue adjacent the opening in the one of the two vessels, ducts or lumens and to move a portion of said first connector member with respect to said anchor member and with said free end portion of said first connector extending out through the opening in the one of the two vessels, ducts or lumens to enable the other of the two vessels, ducts or lumens to be secured to said free end portion.
Claim 52
Independent Claim
220 words
A system for connecting two vessels, ducts or lumens within the body of a living being, one of the two vessels, ducts or lumens having a wall with an opening provided therein, said system comprising a positioning member and a first connector assembly for connecting the two vessels, ducts or lumens to establish a passageway for carrying fluid therebetween, said first connector assembly comprising an anchor member and a first connector member, said first connector member having a free end portion, said first connector member and said anchor member being coupled together and to said positioning member and being movable relative to each other, said anchor member and said first connector member being arranged to be introduced through the opening in the wall of the one of the two vessels, ducts or lumens, said positioning member being arranged to move said anchor member into engagement with tissue adjacent the opening in the one of the two vessels, ducts or lumens and to move a portion of said first connector member with respect to said anchor member and with said free end portion of said first connector extending out through the opening in the one of the two vessels, ducts or lumens to enable the other of the two vessels, ducts or lumens to be secured to said free end portion.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system of claim 49 wherein said first connector assembly comprises a second connector member adapted to be connected to said first connector member, said second connector member being arranged to be connected to the other of the two vessels, ducts or lumens.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 49 wherein said positioning member comprises a filament.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 49 wherein at least a portion of said first connector assembly is resorbable.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 49 wherein said first connector member and said anchor member are arranged to be moved into cooperative engagement with each other by the use of said positioning member.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 53 wherein said positioning member comprises a filament.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system of claim 54 wherein said anchor member includes an opening therein arranged for receipt of a portion of said first connector member to effect the cooperative engagement of said first connector member and said anchor member.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system of claim 49 additionally comprising an introducer instrument for deploying said first connector member and said anchor member through the opening in the wall of the one of the two vessels, ducts or lumens into the interior thereof.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system of claim 56 wherein said instrument includes a pusher member for pushing said first connector member and said anchor member out of said instrument and into the interior of the one of the two vessels, ducts or lumens.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 57 wherein said pusher member is arranged to act as a stop to engage the first connector member adjacent its free end during the deployment of said first connector assembly.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system of claim 56 wherein said first connector assembly comprises a second connector member adapted to be connected to said first connector member, said second connector member being arranged to be connected to said other of the two vessels, ducts or lumens.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 59 additionally comprising a guide member for guiding said second connector member into engagement with said first connector member.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
42 words
The system of claim 60 wherein said first connector member comprises a tube having a lumen therein and wherein said second connector comprises a tube having a lumen therein which is arranged to receive said free end of said first connector member.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 61 wherein said guide member has a distal end portion arranged for engagement with said free end of said first connector member.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 62 wherein said distal end portion of said guide member is arranged for disposition within said lumen of said first connector member.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 63 wherein said guide member extends through said lumen in said second connector member.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 60 wherein said guide member is arranged to expel said anchor member and said first connector member from said deployment instrument.
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 65 wherein said guide member includes a passageway extending therethrough.
Claim 70
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 66 wherein said positioning member extends through said passageway in said guide member.
Claim 71
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 67 wherein said positioning member comprises a filament.
Claim 72
Dependent Claim
67 words
The system of claim 50 wherein said second connector member comprises a tube having a lumen therein which is arranged to receive said free end of said first connector member and an abutment portion arranged to be disposed closely adjacent the outside of the one of the two vessels, ducts or lumens contiguous with the opening therein when said first and second connector members are secured together.
Claim 73
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 69 wherein said first connector assembly additionally comprises a sealing member for location adjacent the exterior of the one of the two vessels, duct or lumens contiguous with the opening therein.
Claim 74
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 70 wherein said sealing member comprises a washer formed of a hemostatic material.
Claim 75
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 70 wherein said second connector member includes securement means for securing the other of the vessels, ducts or lumens to it.
Claim 76
Dependent Claim
81 words
The system of claim 72 wherein the other of the vessels, ducts or lumens includes a first end portion and wherein a portion of said tube of said second connector member is disposed within the first end portion of the other of the vessels, ducts or lumens, and wherein said securement means comprises a member encircling said portion of said tube of said second connector member with a portion of the other of the two vessels, ducts or lumens interposed therebetween.
Claim 77
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 49 wherein said positioning member comprises a portion of said first connector assembly.
Claim 78
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 74 wherein said positioning member comprises a filament.
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