摘要 |
The present invention is an apparatus and method of treating an aneurysm by applying to an aneurysmal blood vessel (22) a band (26) around its exterior surface, at the position where the attachment system (10a) of the graft (16) attaches the graft to the vessel. The band can be in the form of a strap with an attachment means such as hook and loop, clasp, sewn onto the vessel, or a heat sealing to the vessel. |