Device for treatment of aneurysm
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1. A device for treating a vascular aneurysm of a human or mammal patient, comprising:
- an implantable member adapted to hold fluid, the implantable member being adapted to be placed against an outside of a blood vessel having the aneurysm and to exercise a pressure on the aneurysm to prevent or reduce an expansion of the aneurysm, wherein the implantable member comprises two or more segments that are arranged after each other in an axial direction of the blood vessel and individually adjustable in a radial direction of the blood vessel such that the implantable member can be adjusted to follow an outer contour of the aneurysm, and wherein said two or more segments are adapted to provide a pressure that is equal or less than the diastolic blood pressure of the human or mammal patient.
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Abstract
In a method, system and device a member is provided around an aneurysm enabling treatment and monitoring of the aneurysm. In accordance with one embodiment the device is adapted to be adjusted postoperatively. Hereby the treatment can be efficiently carried out without having to perform surgery when adjusting the member.
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1. A device for treating a vascular aneurysm of a human or mammal patient, comprising:
an implantable member adapted to hold fluid, the implantable member being adapted to be placed against an outside of a blood vessel having the aneurysm and to exercise a pressure on the aneurysm to prevent or reduce an expansion of the aneurysm, wherein the implantable member comprises two or more segments that are arranged after each other in an axial direction of the blood vessel and individually adjustable in a radial direction of the blood vessel such that the implantable member can be adjusted to follow an outer contour of the aneurysm, and wherein said two or more segments are adapted to provide a pressure that is equal or less than the diastolic blood pressure of the human or mammal patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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