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Collapsible vessel sleeve implant

  • US 5,151,105 A
  • Filed: 10/07/1991
  • Issued: 09/29/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An implantable collapsible tubular sleeve for implanting inside a live tissue fluid vessel, said sleeve comprising an open-ended generally cylindrical body portion being flexible and collapsible, a pair of resilient and substantially circular stiffening members positioned and integral with said sleeve at opposite annular ends of said body, a pair of longitudinal stiffening members extending parallel to a central axis of said sleeve, each member having one end attached to a body portion of the sleeve and opposite ends overlapping and loosely extending from a middle portion of said body for adjusting the length of said sleeve, and means for positioning and erecting said sleeve in said live tissue fluid vessel.

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