| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for repairing a disease blood vessel and effectively fixing a prosthesis on the inner wall of a passage in a body. <P>SOLUTION: A prosthesis that resiliently engages a body passage includes an annular clamping ring 30 which may be folded along a diametric axis for insertion into the body passage. The clamping ring is adapted to resiliently spring outwardly, once in position inside the body passage, and to be continually resiliently biased against the interior surface of the body passage. One or more of the clamping rings may be attached to opposed ends of a tubular graft. The rings and connected graft may be positioned in the body passage using an application which selectively permits expansion and/or contraction of the annular ring in position within a body passage. Alternatively, a retaining member may be used to retain the annular ring in a compressed condition until it is in a desired position within a body passage. Among other potential uses, the present invention may be useful as a vascular stent for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT</p> |
