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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2002
Stanley R. Conston, San Carlos, CA (US);
Ronald K. Yamamoto, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jodi J. Akin, Alamo, CA (US);
Gitanjali V. Barry, Fremont, CA (US);
Stanley R. Conston, San Carlos, CA (US);
Ronald K. Yamamoto, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jodi J. Akin, Alamo, CA (US);
Gitanjali V. Barry, Fremont, CA (US);
BioConnect Systems, Inc., Ambler, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides implantable devices and associated methods for interconnecting human vessels in a side-to-side or an end-to-side arrangement rapidly, safely and in a minimally invasive manner. The devices comprise a vessel connector and a intravascular support mechanism for establishing fluid communication between two vessels. Certain embodiments further include a sealing member for further sealing the openings in the vessels created for inserting the subject devices.