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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2004
Jaime S. Vargas, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Stephen A. Yencho, Menlo Park, CA (US);
James T. Nielsen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brendan M. Donohoe, San Francisco, CA (US);
Theodore M. Bender, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian R. Dubois, Redwood City, CA (US);
Scott O. Chamness, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nathan H. White, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gregory B. Arcenio, Redwood City, CA (US);
Heather L. Klaubert, Decatur, GA (US);
Russell C. Mead, Jr., Mountain View, CA (US);
Jaime S. Vargas, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Stephen A. Yencho, Menlo Park, CA (US);
James T. Nielsen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brendan M. Donohoe, San Francisco, CA (US);
Theodore M. Bender, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian R. DuBois, Redwood City, CA (US);
Scott O. Chamness, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nathan H. White, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gregory B. Arcenio, Redwood City, CA (US);
Heather L. Klaubert, Decatur, GA (US);
Russell C. Mead, Jr., Mountain View, CA (US);
Cardica, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
An anastomosis device includes a deployable section that may be connected to a discard section. The deployable section may be configured to expand in two substantially orthogonal directions during deployment. The deployable section may include a ring that includes one or more expandable elements.