| 20110301687 | DEVICE SUITABLE FOR IMPLANTATION AT A DESIRED POSITION IN A LUMEN OF WARM-BLOODED LIVING BEING, AS WELL AS A HOLDER SUITABLE FOR SUCH A DEVICE - A device suitable for implantation at a desired position in a lumen of a warm-blooded living being, which device comprises a tubular holder to be fixed in the lumen and at least one function element to be detachably fitted in the holder. The holder comprises a deformable tube which, in a first form thereof, is provided with slits, which holder can be made to expand in use from the first form to a second, expanded form once it has been implanted at the desired position in the lumen, with the slits forming mesh-shaped openings. The holder, in the expanded form thereof, further comprises a first portion having a reduced first diameter, in which the function element can be detachably fitted. | 12-08-2011 |
