ADJUSTABLE VASCULAR RING, MEANS FOR TREATING SFS SYNDROME AND IMPLANTABLE KIT COMPRISING SUCH A RING, MOULD AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SUCH A RING.

摘要

The invention relates to a perivascular ring having an inner diameter adjustable by inflation/deflation and adapted to be implanted and closed about a vessel for controlling the inner diameter of said vessel and thus the flow and/or pressure of a fluid flowing in said vessel. The ring of the invention is capable of regulating blood flow to the liver, in particular after an hepatectomy or hepatic transplant, and to substantially improve the survival chances of the patient. The ring according the invention has an adjustable inner diameter (φi) for implantation and locking about a vessel.