摘要 |
The connection device (14) for interconnecting a tubular prosthesis (10) and a tubular vessel (12) of a person's body, enables an end of the vessel to be located inside one end of the prosthesis. The connection device includes an expandable sleeve (16) disposed in the interior of the prosthesis with a number of pins (18) on its exterior surface that are adapted to pierce the prosthesis and the vessel to interconnect them, when a catheter introduced balloon is inflated. Independent claims are included for: (i) a device for putting in place the connection device; and (ii) a device for connecting two body vessels using the prosthesis. |