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US6013100A
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Appliance to be implanted, method of collapsing the appliance to be implanted and method of using the appliance to be implanted
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1998-07-21
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Granted: 2000-01-11
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Expires: 2018-07-21
Abstract
Abstract The artificial blood vessel A comprises a front end wire ring 10 1 , a rear end wire ring 10 2 arranged facing to the front end wire ring 10 1 , a tubular cover 7 which connects the end wire rings 10 1 , 10 2 , and a plurality of intermediate wire rings 12 arranged spaced apart from each other between the front end wire ring 10 1 and the rear end wire ring 10 2 . Each of the front end wire ring 10 1 , the rear end wire ring 10 2 and the intermediate wire rings 12 are given flexibly foldable elasticity. The circumference of the front end wire ring 10 1 is equally divided into four by dividing points 41 1 , 42 1 , 43 1 , 44 1 . Hooking means 13 are formed for a front pull string to be passed through at the dividing points 41 1 , 43 1 . The circumference of the intermediate wire ring 12 is fixed to the tubular cover 7 by suturing or with adhesive at the positions 51 3 , 52 3 , 53 3 , 54 3 which correspond to the midpoint 51 1 between the dividing points 41 1 , 42 1 , the midpoint 52 1 between the dividing points 42 1 , 43 1 , the midpoint 53 1 between the dividing points 43 1 , 44 1 , and the midpoint 54 1 between the dividing points 44 1 , 41 1 .
Inventors
- 👤 Kanji Inoue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-23 14:58
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/07; A61F2/95; A61F2/9522; A61F2/954; A61F2/962; A61F2/97; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/89; A61F2/9525; A61F2002/065; A61F2002/072; A61F2002/075; A61F2002/9505; A61F2002/9511; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/902; Y10S623/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
230 words
A method of forming an appliance implantation assembly from a pair of appliances to be implanted, each said appliance having a front end wire ring, a rear end wire ring arranged facing to said front end wire ring, a tubular cover which connects said front end wire ring and said rear end wire ring, and a plurality of intermediate wire rings spaced apart from each other between the front end wire ring and the rear end wire ring, in which each of the wire rings exhibits flexibly foldable elasticity, and wherein a front end wire ring of one of said appliances, a rear end wire ring of the other appliance, and an intermediate wire ring of said other appliance, adjacent said rear end wire ring of the other appliance, are formed as separate closed loops, said method comprising: inserting said one appliance part-way into the other appliance such that said one appliance extends within said other appliance in overlapping relationship therewith; locating the front end wire ring of said one appliance in contact against an interior surface of the tubular cover of said other appliance, within a space formed between the rear end wire ring of said other appliance and said adjacent intermediate wire ring; and adjusting an axial position of said front end wire ring within said space, to thereby vary an overall length of the appliance implantation assembly.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
230 words
A method of forming an appliance implantation assembly from a pair of appliances to be implanted, each said appliance having a front end wire ring, a rear end wire ring arranged facing to said front end wire ring, a tubular cover which connects said front end wire ring and said rear end wire ring, and a plurality of intermediate wire rings spaced apart from each other between the front end wire ring and the rear end wire ring, in which each of the wire rings exhibits flexibly foldable elasticity, and wherein a front end wire ring of one of said appliances, a rear end wire ring of the other appliance, and an intermediate wire ring of said other appliance, adjacent said rear end wire ring of the other appliance, are formed as separate closed loops, said method comprising: inserting said one appliance part-way into the other appliance such that said one appliance extends within said other appliance in overlapping relationship therewith; locating the front end wire ring of said one appliance in contact against an interior surface of the tubular cover of said other appliance, within a space formed between the rear end wire ring of said other appliance and said adjacent intermediate wire ring; and adjusting an axial position of said front end wire ring within said space, to thereby vary an overall length of the appliance implantation assembly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the inserting, locating and adjusting steps are carried out following an initial implantation of said other appliance in an organ.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein said organ is a blood vessel and said other appliance is implanted in the blood vessel upstream from said one blood vessel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
221 words
An appliance implantation assembly comprising a pair of appliances to be implanted, each said appliance having a front end wire ring, a rear end wire ring arranged facing to said front end wire ring, a tubular cover which connects said front end wire ring and said rear end wire ring, and a plurality of intermediate wire rings spaced apart from each other between the front end wire ring and the rear end wire ring, in which each of the wire rings exhibits flexibly foldable elasticity, wherein: one of said two appliances extends part-way into the other of said appliances in overlapping relationship therewith, the front end wire ring of said one appliance being located in contact against an interior surface of the tubular cover of said other appliance within a space formed between the rear end wire ring of said other appliance and an adjacent one of said intermediate wire rings of said other appliance; and said front end wire ring of said one appliance, said rear end wire ring of said other appliance, and said adjacent one of said intermediate wire rings are formed as separate closed loops, such that an axial position of said front end wire ring can be adjusted within a range established by said space, to thereby vary an overall length of the appliance implantation assembly.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
221 words
An appliance implantation assembly comprising a pair of appliances to be implanted, each said appliance having a front end wire ring, a rear end wire ring arranged facing to said front end wire ring, a tubular cover which connects said front end wire ring and said rear end wire ring, and a plurality of intermediate wire rings spaced apart from each other between the front end wire ring and the rear end wire ring, in which each of the wire rings exhibits flexibly foldable elasticity, wherein: one of said two appliances extends part-way into the other of said appliances in overlapping relationship therewith, the front end wire ring of said one appliance being located in contact against an interior surface of the tubular cover of said other appliance within a space formed between the rear end wire ring of said other appliance and an adjacent one of said intermediate wire rings of said other appliance; and said front end wire ring of said one appliance, said rear end wire ring of said other appliance, and said adjacent one of said intermediate wire rings are formed as separate closed loops, such that an axial position of said front end wire ring can be adjusted within a range established by said space, to thereby vary an overall length of the appliance implantation assembly.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
An appliance according to claim 4, wherein each appliance is of uniform cross-sectional shape and size along its axial length.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
An appliance according to claim 5, wherein a diameter of said one appliance is smaller than a diameter of said other appliance.
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