AN ANASTOMOTIC APPLIER AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING ENDOLUMENAL AND/OR TRANSLUMINAL ANASTOMOSIS

摘要

An anastomotic ring applier system (30) for deploying a first compression ring (36) and a second compression ring (39) comprises an anastomotic applier (32) with a second ring carrier (38) adapted to hold the second compression ring (39), a ring approximation device (37) with a first portion (42) connectable to an external first ring carrier device (31) which supports the first compression ring (36) and a second portion (43) connected to the second ring carrier device (38), wherein the first portion (42) forms a first thread (47) and the second portion (43) forms a second thread (48) meshing the first thread (47). A rotary device (49) is configured to rotate the first and second portions (42, 43) to one another so that they translate to one another to approximate and interconnect the compression rings (36, 39).