Patent ID: 8568426

Claim:
An implantable ligation device adapted to be implanted in a patient for ligating diseased tissue comprising: a flexible, substantially tubular sleeve having a first open, unobstructed wend and a second open, unobstructed end and a conduit therethrough extending along a first axis, and adapted to be permanently implanted around tissue to be ligated; a plurality of anchoring members fixedly coupled to the tubular sleeve and spaced apart around an exterior periphery of said tubular sleeve with each anchoring member extending along an axis substantially parallel to the first axis and having an outwardly facing recess therein, said plurality of anchoring members each having an anchoring element positioned substantially adjacent to the first end of the sleeve, wherein the anchoring member has at least one projecting element extending therefrom and adapted to engage healthy tissue when the ligation device is positioned around said tissue to be ligated; and an elastic element positioned around the periphery of the sleeve and plurality of anchoring members and within the recesses in the anchoring members, and adapted to apply a constrictive force around said periphery of said sleeve when implanted in the body to thereby secure said ligation device around said diseased tissue.