COMPOSITE STAPLE FOR COMPLETING AN ANASTOMOSIS

摘要

An anastomosis staple comprising of a plurality of vessel engaging members (14) and a binding structure (12) holding the vessel engaging members togeth er is described. The binding structure has at least one bioabsorbable element. The binding structure is rigid enough to allow for deployment and quickly resorbs to avoid problems associated with intimal hyperplasia and physical hindrance of secondary interventional procedures. The vessel engaging member s may be comprised of superelastic or shape memory metal and are independent from one another. The members may be equidistant from one another and embedd ed within the binding structure. The composite staple can preferably serve as a drug delivery vehicle.