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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2000
Kanji Inoue, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 606, JP;
Other;
Abstract
The artificial blood vessel A comprises a front end wire ring , a rear end wire ring arranged facing to the front end wire ring , a tubular cover which connects the end wire rings , and a plurality of intermediate wire rings arranged spaced apart from each other between the front end wire ring and the rear end wire ring . Each of the front end wire ring , the rear end wire ring and the intermediate wire rings are given flexibly foldable elasticity. The circumference of the front end wire ring is equally divided into four by dividing points . Hooking means are formed for a front pull string to be passed through at the dividing points . The circumference of the intermediate wire ring is fixed to the tubular cover by suturing or with adhesive at the positions which correspond to the midpoint between the dividing points , the midpoint between the dividing points , the midpoint between the dividing points , and the midpoint between the dividing points .