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Patent Number: 9386989
Patent Date: 2016-07-12
Patent type: utility
Techniques for sutureless vascular anastomosis are described, including a connector having a tip configured to be inserted into a graft vessel, a body having a tine configured to engage tissue associated with a graft vessel, and a base having a front wing, a rear wing, and a barb, each of the front wing, the rear wing, and the barb being formed integrally with the base using a memory material, wherein the front wing, the rear wing, and the barb deploy at one or more pre-determined angles when a restraining force is removed, the restraining force keeping the front wing, the rear wing, and the barb in substantially axial alignment with the body.
Inventors
First Name | Last Name | City | State | Country |
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Richard D. | Phipps | - | - | - |
Wilson | Asfora | - | - | - |
Thomas Albert | Roberts | - | - | - |
Duane Lee | Middlebusher | - | - | - |
Michael Edward | Villalta | - | - | - |
Lee James | Carmack | - | - | - |
IPCs
Section | Class | Sub Class | Group | Sub Group |
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A | 61 | B | 17 | 11 |
A | 61 | B | 17 | 08 |
A | 61 | F | 2 | 06 |
A | 61 | B | 17 | 10 |
A | 61 | B | 17 | 56 |
A | 61 | B | 17 | 00 |
A | 61 | B | 19 | 00 |
Assignee
Organization | First Name | Last Name | City | State | Country |
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Asfora IP, LLC | - | - | - | - | - |