A surgical device and method is described for facilitating the anastomosis of two hollow organs. The surgical device has two arms for holding one of the hollow organs, each arm having a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. Each arm also includes a holding surface....http://www.google.de/patents/US6036700?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6036700 - Surgical anastomosis instrument