TEMPORARY ABSORBABLE VENOUS OCCLUSIVE DEVICE AND SUPERFICIAL VEIN TREATMENT METHOD

摘要

A temporary absorbable venous occlusive stent (2) for use in a varicose vein treatment method includes a stent body (4), a bio-absorbable material associated with the body, and a closure (10) for blocking blood flow past the stent when implanted in a vein. The stent procedures localized blood clotting, fibrosis and vein collapse as it is absorbed. A permanent blockage is produced that prevents the undesirable back flow of blood from above the blockage site, thereby reducing distention of a varicose vein below the blockage site.