Vessel Extender
An anastomotic device includes a tube and anastomotic coupler rings having vessel openings attached to each end of the tube. In an embodiment, the diameters of the vessel openings are the same.
1 . A device comprising:
a first coupler ring, comprising a first plurality of pins on a first side, a first plurality of pin openings on a second side, opposite of the first side, and a first vessel opening having a first diameter;
a second coupler ring, comprising a second plurality of pins on a third side, a second plurality of pin openings on a fourth side, opposite the third side, and a second vessel opening having a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is the same as the first diameter; and
a tube, coupled between the first and second vessel openings, wherein the tube comprises an artificial material and graduated markings along a portion of the tube.
2 . The device of claim 1 wherein the graduated markings comprise a first line at least partially encircling the tube and a second line encircling the tube, wherein the first line indicates a distance from the first vessel opening to the first line and the second line indicates the first diameter.
3 . The device of claim 1 wherein the tube comprises:
a first band in a first color; and
a second band in a second color, wherein the second color is different from the first color, the first color indicates a length of the tube, and the second color indicates the first diameter.
4 . The device of claim 1 wherein the artificial material comprises at least a polymer based material.
5 . The device of claim 1 wherein the artificial material comprises at least a woven material.
6 . The device of claim 1 wherein the tube comprises a first coating on a first portion of an inner surface of the tube, wherein the first coating comprises a first drug.
7 . The device of claim 6 wherein the tube comprises a second coating on a second portion of the inner surface of the tube, and the second coating comprises a second drug, different from the first drug.
8 . The device of claim 1 further comprising:
a first jaw assembly holding the first coupler ring; and
a second jaw assembly holding the second coupler ring.
9 . A vessel extender kit comprising a container, comprising a plurality of vessel extenders, wherein a first vessel extender comprises a first coupler ring having a first vessel opening, a second coupler ring having a second vessel opening, and a first tube, coupled between the first and second vessel openings,
a second vessel extender comprises a third coupler ring having a third vessel opening, a fourth coupler ring having a fourth vessel opening, and a second tube, coupled between the third and fourth vessel openings, wherein the first tube has a different length than the second tube.
10 . The vessel extender kit of claim 9 wherein the first tube is treated with a cryoprotectant solution.
11 . The vessel extender kit of claim 9 wherein diameters of the first and second vessel openings are the same.
12 . The vessel extender kit of claim 9 wherein a diameter of the first vessel opening is different from a diameter of the third vessel opening.
13 . The vessel extender kit of claim 9 wherein the container comprises a base member, a recloseable lid, and a tray that fits in the base member, the tray having a first cavity to hold the first vessel extender and a second cavity to hold the second vessel extender.
14 . The vessel extender kit of claim 13 wherein in the tray, adjacent to the first cavity is a first label and adjacent to the second cavity is a second label, different from the first label.
15 . The vessel extender kit of claim 14 wherein the first label indicates a length of the first vessel extender and the second label indicates a length of the second vessel extender.
16 . The vessel extender kit of claim 14 wherein the first label indicates a diameter of the first vessel extender and the first label has the shape of a circle.
17 . The vessel extender kit of claim 9 further comprising at least one of an irreversible high temperature indicator or an irreversible low temperature indicator attached to a surface of the container.
18 . The vessel extender kit of claim 9 wherein the first tube comprises a natural material.
19 . The vessel extender kit of claim 18 wherein the natural material comprises a human allograft.
20 . The vessel extender kit of claim 18 wherein the natural material comprises a xenograft.
21 . The vessel extender kit of claim 18 wherein the natural material comprises a freeze-dried human tissue.
22 . A method comprising:
providing a first coupler ring having a first vessel opening and a second coupler ring having a second vessel opening;
providing a tube having a first end and a second end, wherein the tube comprises an artificial material;
attaching the first end of the tube to the first coupler ring;
attaching the second end of the tube to the second coupler ring; and
sealing the tube, first coupler ring, and second coupler ring in a package.
23 . The method of claim 22 wherein the package comprises a label attached to an exterior surface of the package, wherein the label comprises information indicating a length of the tube and diameters of the first and second vessel openings.
24 . The method of claim 22 wherein before sealing the tube, first coupler ring, and second coupler ring in the package, the method further comprises attaching a first jaw assembly to the first coupler ring, and attaching a second jaw assembly to the second coupler ring.
25 . A package to preserve the sterility of contents in the package wherein the contents comprise a vessel extender comprising:
a first coupler ring, comprising a first plurality of pins on a first side, a first plurality of pin openings on a second side, opposite of the first side, and a first vessel opening having a first diameter;
a second coupler ring, comprising a second plurality of pins on a third side, a second plurality of pin openings on a fourth side, opposite the third side, and a second vessel opening having a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is the same as the first diameter; and
a tube, coupled between the first and second vessel openings, wherein the tube comprises a natural material.
26 . The device of claim 25 wherein the natural material comprises a human vein or a human artery.
27 . The device of claim 25 wherein the natural material comprises a human allograft.
28 . The device of claim 25 wherein the natural material comprises a xenograft.
29 . The device of claim 25 wherein the natural material comprises a freeze-dried human tissue.
30 . The device of claim 25 further comprising:
a first jaw assembly holding the first coupler ring; and
a second jaw assembly holding the second coupler ring.
31 . The package of claim 25 further comprising at least one of an irreversible high temperature indicator or an irreversible low temperature indicator attached to a surface of the package.
32 . A device comprising:
a first coupler ring;
a second coupler ring;
a tube, comprising a first opening and a second opening, wherein the first coupler ring is coupled to the first opening, the second coupler ring is coupled to the second opening, and the tube is made from a natural material; and
a first marking, visible from an outside of the tube, indicating a length of the tube.
33 . The device of claim 32 further comprising a second marking indicating a date of manufacture of the device.
34 . The device of claim 32 further comprising a stent within a lumen of the tube.
35 . The device of claim 32 further comprising:
a first jaw assembly holding the first coupler ring; and
a second jaw assembly holding the second coupler ring.
36 . The device of claim 32 wherein the tube has been treated with a cryoprotectant solution.