CPC A61B 17/1152 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/11 (2013.01); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00566 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1107 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1121 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1125 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1132 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
everting a distal portion of an end of a donor passage, a proximal portion of the end of the donor passage remaining in a non-everted position;
everting a distal portion of an opening of a receiving passage, a proximal portion of the opening of the receiving passage remaining in a non-everted position;
forming a passage juncture between the end of the donor passage and the opening of the receiving passage; and
motivating a filament along a generally helical path around the passage juncture to suture the donor passage to the receiving passage,
wherein the proximal portion of the donor passage meets the proximal portion of the receiving passage at an acute angle.
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