The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Enzo Borghi, Budrio, IT;
Assignee:
I. & S. Idee & Sviluppo S.R.L., Bologna, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for anastomosis between two free end edges ( ) of respective separate end portions ( ) of a vessel ( ) or of a duct ( ), according to which a connecting element ( ) is attached and fixed to each end portion ( ) so that the connecting element engages the end portion ( ) with the exception of the free end edge ( ); the connecting elements ( ) are then connected and fixed to one another in a mutual connection position (P) in which the end edges ( ) meet in a configuration of close and total reciprocal contact.