Capsule shaped artificial blood vessel device
OwnerJih Chung Chianginventor
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Abstract
An artificial blood vessel device includes capsule having a main part and having a slot formed by two lips and two ends. The lips of the main part of the capsule may be secured to the edges of a groove of a blood vessel, such as the artery, for allowing the blood vessel to be coupled to the capsule without cutting off the blood vessel. The capsule includes two end semi-spherical end parts. One of the end parts of the capsule includes an opening formed by a peripheral flange, for coupling to a vein, and for allowing the vein and the artery to be coupled together.
Claims4
An artificial blood vessel device for coupling to a blood vessel having a groove formed by a pair of edges, said artificial blood vessel device comprising:
- a capsule body including a main part having a slot formed therein and defined by two lips and two ends,
- said lips of said main part of said capsule body being secured to the edges of the blood vessel, for allowing the blood vessel to be coupled to said capsule body without cutting off the blood vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.