| 摘要 |
<p>The device is to keep a collapsible/restorable elastic artificial blood vessel 1 in a collapsed condition, to transport the artificial blood vessel 1 to a target position and subsequently to restore the artificial blood vessel 1 into a predetermined shape by releasing it from the collapsed condition. The device comprises wrapping members 51, 52 which are generally flat when spread and wires 53, 54 which hold each of the wrapping members 51, 52 in a condition of being rolled, wherein each of a body portion 2 and a branch portion 3 of the artificial blood vessel 1 is contained inside the wrapping members 51, 52 held by the wires 53, 54 in a collapsed condition and the wires 53, 54 are separated from the wrapping members 51, 52 at the target position to spread the wrapping members 51, 52 so as to release the artificial blood vessel 1. <IMAGE></p> |
