Patent ID: 7666218

Claim:
A device for the installation of a compression sleeve ( 6 ) around a blood vessel, comprising: a) a guide element ( 4 ) for holding the blood vessel, said guide element ( 4 ) consisting of a tube section ( 2 ) which is open at both ends and provided with a longitudinal slot ( 15 ) for receiving the blood vessel; b) a carrier ( 3 ) for holding the compression sleeve ( 6 ) in a bent-open state, the guide element ( 4 ) and the carrier ( 3 ) forming together a V-shaped end piece ( 1 ), the carrier 3 and the tube section forming the flanks of the V-shaped end piece ( 1 ) with an acute angle (α) at the distal end of the end piece and c) a push element ( 5 ) for pushing the compression sleeve ( 6 ) off the carrier ( 3 ) while the blood vessel is contained in the bent-open compression sleeve ( 6 ) so that the blood vessel is engaged in the compression sleeve ( 6 ) after its release from the carrier ( 3 ).