Patent ID: 7699886
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An implantable tubular device formed substantially tubular and having a deformable portion formed on a peripheral surface thereof and including wavy annular members with bent portions, with said deformable portion forming a predetermined angle with respect to an axial direction of said device and when the deformable portion is prolonged it forms an endless annular configuration, said deformable portion being easy to deform in comparison with a remainder part of said device, said deformable portion being formed in a plural number, and, said deformable portions being formed as grooves having a bottom surface provided on an inner surface of said tubular device which faces inwardly toward an interior of said tubular device, on an outer surface of said tubular device which faces away from the interior of the tubular device or on both the inner and outer surfaces of said tubular device, and the deformable portions being formed on the bent portions of the wavy annular members such that the deformable portions are substantially parallel with one another.