Device and method for establishing an artificial arterio-venous fistula

摘要

A shunt rivet for implantation in the aorta and inferior vena cava to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and a method of treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

主权项

1. An intravascular connector, comprising:
a first pair of clinch members comprising a first member and an apposed second member; a second pair of clinch members opposite from the first pair of clinch members and comprising a first member and an apposed second member; wherein the first and second pairs of clinch members have a deployed configuration longitudinally disposed relative to contiguous portions of a first vessel and a second vessel, wherein the first member of the first and second pair of clinch members each have a length less than each second member of the first and second pair of clinch members such that each first member is deployed on opposite ends of the connector within the first and second vessels, respectively, and wherein each individual clinch member is deployable sequentially in a predetermined order within the first vessel and second vessel.