INTRAVASCULAR DEVICE WITH RADIALLY EXPANDABLE SECTION

摘要

The present invention relates to a device to be inserted into a cavity, a hollow organ or the like of an living being such as a human being or more generally in an animal, where the device comprises a functional part that is preferably not to get in contact with the internal walls of the cavity or hollow organ. The device comprises a part having a radially expanding section to surround the functional part and possibly to contact the walls forming some fixation of the device inside the cavity or the hollow organ. The expandable section in the preferred embodiment is formed by a shape memory material, a spring material etc.