Patent ID: 7087069

Claim:
A vascular anchoring device intended to be introduced into a blood vessel by a catheter and including braces that are expandable in a radial direction, wherein the anchoring device comprises a substantially hollow-cylindrical part ( 1 ) including axially extending braces ( 2 ) extending from an end side of said hollow-cylindrical part, and a locking member ( 3 ) coaxially guided within the hollow-cylindrical part ( 1 ) along a guide wire ( 4 ) of the catheter, and wherein the locking member ( 3 ) carries at least one ramp surface ( 9 ) on an end of said locking member ( 3 ) facing the braces ( 2 ), which ramp surface causes the braces ( 2 ) to expand by an axial displacement relative to the braces ( 2 ), and at least one stop ( 10 ) cooperating with the hollow-cylindrical part ( 1 ) when the braces ( 2 ) are in an expanded position, and the guide wire ( 4 ) carries a further stop ( 7 ) which cooperates with a counter stop surface ( 8 ) of the locking member ( 3 ), upon displacement of the guide wire ( 4 ).