US Patent Issued to PHRAXIS on July 7 for "End to end anastomotic connector" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,875, issued on July 7, was assigned to PHRAXIS INC. (Minneapolis).

"End to end anastomotic connector" was invented by Alexander S. Yevzlin (Black Earth, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An end-to-end anastomotic connector is provided. The anastomotic connector includes solely an arterial connector and a venous connector. The inner diameter of the proximal end of the arterial connector is sized to directly receive the proximal end of the venous connector in an interference fit without the need for a graft material therebetween. The arterial connector and the venous connector are implanted in an artery and vein, respectively, to form...