The artificial blood vessel A comprises a front end wire ring 10.sub.1, a rear end wire ring 10.sub.2 arranged facing to the front end wire ring 10.sub.1, a tubular cover 7 which connects the end wire rings 10.sub.1, 10.sub.2, and a plurality of intermediate wire rings 12 arranged spaced apart from each...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US6254629?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6254629 - Appliance to be implanted, method of collapsing the appliance to be implanted and method of using the appliance to be implanted
