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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Applicant:
Andres F. Aguirre, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Andres F. Aguirre, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A magnetic anastomosis device is provided for forming an anastomosis between two bodily walls. The device includes a first magnet assembly and a second magnet assembly configured to be magnetically coupled to compress the two bodily walls therebetween to form the anastomosis. The first magnet assembly includes a first magnet and a second magnet disposed within a first jacket and the second magnet assembly includes a third magnet and a fourth magnet disposed within a second jacket.