Patent ID: 7485143

Claim:
A medical device comprising: a distal anchoring member for disposing in a blood vessel; a proximal anchoring member for disposing in or at an entrance of the blood vessel; and a telescoping assembly coupling at a first end to the distal anchoring member and at a second end to the proximal anchoring member, wherein the telescoping assembly comprises at least one bent portion and at least two tubular members capable of sliding into or over the other giving the telescoping assembly an adjustable length and wherein (i) the entire telescoping assembly is capable of being deployed into the blood vessel at a time of delivery and, once deployed, (ii) the telescoping assembly including a cord coupled to the distal anchoring member to cause the telescoping assembly to be modifiable to reduce a distance or increase a radius of curvature of the blood vessel between the distal anchoring member and the proximal anchoring member.