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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2005
Jaime Vargas, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Brendan M. Donohoe, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott C. Anderson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Theodore Bender, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Stephen Yencho, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Bernard Hausen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael Hendricksen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jaime Vargas, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Brendan M. Donohoe, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott C. Anderson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Theodore Bender, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Stephen Yencho, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Bernard Hausen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael Hendricksen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Cardica, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for performing anastomosis between a graft vessel and a target vessel may include a trocar that may create an opening in the target vessel. At least part of the trocar may be expandable to allow an anastomosis device to pass through the distal end thereof. The apparatus may include a holder configured to hold the anastomosis device, and place and deploy the anastomosis device in the opening created by the trocar.