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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2016
Asfora Ip, Llc, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Wilson Theophilo Asfora, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Duane Lee Middlebusher, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Edward Villalta, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Lee James Carmack, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Thomas Albert Roberts, Morgan Hills, CA (US);
ASFORA IP, LLC, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Abstract
A tool is described for deploying a sutureless vascular anastomosis connection, including a body, a sheath configured to house a connector, the connector being configured to couple a graft vessel to a main vessel, the sheath being removably coupled to a distal end of the body, a dial disposed on a proximal end of the body, a spring disposed within the body and coupled to the dial, a shaft extending from the distal end of the body into the sheath, the shaft having a shaft cannula, a plunger having a plunger head configured to be coupled with the spring at one end, the plunger coupled to the shaft at an opposite end, and a retractable needle coupled to the dial using a retraction mechanism, the retractable needle configured to fit within the shaft cannula, the retractable needle having a sharp end.