Patent ID: 7776082

Claim:
An extravenous corrector for external correction of multiple insufficient valves in venous junctions, said corrector being adapted for placement substantially around the junction with said multiple incompetent valves in abutting contact with a desired area of said junction, said extravenous corrector comprising: a central support member adapted for placement on a surface of converging veins in a center of a venous junction, and at least three band lengths connected to said central support member and extending therefrom, the at least three bands adapted for placement around at least two veins of said venous junction in the area of location of their respective incompetent valves, said at least three band lengths each possessing different rigidity and being adapted to exert an adjustable compressing force in a direction extending from a proximal end to a distal end thereof, the corrector being adapted to apply an external force to at least two veins near the venous junction, each band length acting substantially normally towards a center of a corresponding vein and being capable of generating a force sufficient to restore union and sufficiency of a corresponding venous valve, said at least three band lengths being adapted to be wrapped and wound around corresponding veins of the junction.