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US20080161836A1 - External venous valve stents for the correction of incompetent venous valves - Google Patents

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US20080161836A1 US11/966,360 US96636007A US2008161836A1 US 20080161836 A1 US20080161836 A1 US 20080161836A1 US 96636007 A US96636007 A US 96636007A US 2008161836 A1 US2008161836 A1 US 2008161836A1
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    • A61F2/24Heart valves ; Vascular valves, e.g. venous valves; Heart implants, e.g. passive devices for improving the function of the native valve or the heart muscle; Transmyocardial revascularisation [TMR] devices; Valves implantable in the body
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  • This invention relates to the correction of incompetent venous valves.
  • Venous valves in mammals are usually bicuspid valves, with each cusp forming a sack or reservoir for blood which, under pressure, forces the free edges of the cusps together to prevent retrograde flow of the blood and allow only antegrade flow to the heart.
  • an incompetent valve attempts to close in response to a pressure gradient across the valve, the cusps do not seal properly and retrograde flow of blood occurs.
  • the varicose vein condition consists of dilatation and tortuosity of the superficial veins of the lower limb and resulting cosmetic impairment, pain and ulceration.
  • Primary varicose veins are the result of primary incompetence of the venous valves separating the superficial venous system from the deep venous system.
  • Secondary varicose veins occur as the result of deep venous hypertension which has damaged the valves of the perforating veins.
  • Chronic deep venous insufficiency consists of deep hypertension of the lower limb with associated pigmentation, pain, swelling, ulceration and varicose veins.
  • the venous system of the lower limb consists essentially of the superficial venous system and the deep venous system.
  • the superficial system includes the great saphenous vein and the small saphenous vein.
  • the deep venous system includes the anterior and posterior tibial veins which unite to form the popliteal vein which in turn becomes the femoral vein when joined by the small saphenous vein.
  • the initial defect in primary varicose veins often involves localized incompetence of a venous valve thus allowing reflux of blood from the deep venous system to the superficial venous system.
  • This incompetence is traditionally thought to arise at the saphenofemoral junction but may also start at the perforators.
  • gross saphenofemoral valvular dysfunction may be present in even mild varicose veins with competent distal veins.
  • Even in the presence of incompetent perforators occlusion of the saphenofemoral junction usually normalizes venous pressure.
  • Dilatation of the vein wall whether idiopathic (primary varicose veins) leads to valvular incompetence. This dilatation may eventually lead to stretching and sclerosis of the valve. Other valves in the system will tend to become incompetent as the reflux of blood causes dilatation of the vein wall. As part of the present invention, it was found that it is possible to reverse or prevent the destructive process by overcoming this dilatation. Even if the vein wall weakness is generalized as appears to be the case with primary varicose veins, correction of the initial defect will delay or prevent stress being placed no that wall and thus hinder progression of the disease.
  • venous reconstruction surgery of three basic kinds: venous valve transplants, venous transposition and venous valvuloplasty.
  • the venous valve transplant approach involves the replacement of the segment of the vein having the incompetent valve with a segment of another vein having a competent valve.
  • the venous transposition approach involves the redirection of the venous system so as to bypass an incompetent valve and venous valvuloplasty involves venous valve reconstructive surgery in which the free length of the valve cusps is reduced by plicating sutures.
  • the band was made of DACRONTM polyester and polyester and was applied when the patient was in the horizontal position. The band was retained loosely in position by several sutures in the venous adventitia.
  • Hallberg's method could not restore competence to the majority of the incompetent venous valves.
  • incompetent valves will usually be incompetent in the horizontal as well as the vertical positions. See, for example, Femoral Vein Reconstruction in the Management of Chronic Venous Insufficiency by Ferias Ebb. and Chastener R., ARCHIVES OF SURGERY, 1982, 117:1571-1579.
  • DACRONTM polyester material causes marked fibrosis as well as foreign body reaction. Therefore, DACRONTM polyester cannot alone be considered biocompatible. In fact, DACRONTM polyester has been employed to stimulate fibrotic reactions which incorporate the synthetic fabric into tissue (see: S. Raju, ANN. SURG. (1983) 197, 688-697).
  • Hallberg approach was a static one. Once the cuff was sutured into position, no attempt was made to reduce the diameter of the vein at the valve site to restore competency of the valve. Indeed, Hallberg's single patient experiment was concerned with further dilatation of the vein at the valve site rather than reduction in the diameter of the dilated valve to restore competency.
  • a venous valve cuff for restoring competence to an incompetent venous valve comprising an elongated strap and a buckle integrally formed as a part of the elongated strap.
  • the elongated strap is provided with a tapered end.
  • the buckle is opposite to the tapered end of the cuff and is provided with an opening through which the tapered end can pass.
  • the buckle is provided with sides slightly longer than the width of the strap so that the cuff may have a conical shape.
  • the buckle and cuff are formed from the same composite material.
  • the elongated strap comprises one or more centrally located holes that aid in calibrating variable diameters of the cuff.
  • the centrally located holes may have three different cuff diameters.
  • the cuff is provided with a notch positioned near the buckle.
  • the notch has sides that are curved, forming an arc of approximately 15°.
  • FIG. 1( a ) illustrates a top plan view of a right sapheno-femoral design
  • FIG. 1( b ) illustrates a top plan view of an unnotched design for deep valve repair or valves along the length of the long saphenous system
  • FIG. 1( c ) illustrates a top plan view of a design for the left sapheno-femoral junction
  • FIG. 1( d ) illustrates the device of FIG. 1( c ) in side view
  • FIG. 1( e ) illustrates the device of FIG. 1( d ) in end view
  • FIG. 2 illustrates in isometric perspective, a valve cuff assembled so that the cranial diameter is greater than the caudal diameter
  • FIG. 3( a ) is a cross section perspective view of an incompetent venous valve
  • FIG. 3( b ) is a perspective view, of a partially cross sectioned of a venous valve after cuff application.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross section through a cuff and valve.
  • the present invention describes a cuff 1 for restoring competence to an incompetent venous valve
  • a textile or woven textile and polymer composite such as an inelastic DACRONTM and silicone external stent that has very little elasticity.
  • the DACRONTM and silicone composite has some shape memory that is useful in resisting the compressive forces exerted by the skin near the cuff 1 that tend to collapse the valve after wound closure.
  • the stent is applied to the circumference of the venous valve to change the internal diameter of the venous valve ring and prevent the upward and lateral motion of the venous valve sinus.
  • the diameter of the cuff must be variable and the superficial venous system in a human can vary from 3 mm to 8 mm.
  • the change in diameter of the device must be continuously variable so that it can be changed as the valve is tested.
  • the cuff is initially provided as an elongated strap or body 1 a which terminates in a buckle 5 .
  • Both the strap 1 a and the buckle 5 are fabricated from a woven DACRONTM fabric which is coated with a silicon rubber compound.
  • the buckle 5 surrounds the strap 1 and is bonded or affixed to the strap so that there remains a buckle opening 20 through which the tapered tip 21 of the strap can pass.
  • the incompetent valve is buckled into the cuff, whereupon the diameter is fixed via stapling or suturing to the vein wall.
  • the diameter for the smaller female is approximately 5.5 mm which equates to an internal diameter of 4.5 mm allowing for the thickness of the vein wall at the sapheno-femoral junction itself.
  • FIG. 1( a ) shows the design 7 for the right sapheno-femoral junction or similar tributaries entering the deep systems.
  • the notch 10 is located near the buckle 5 and along the left edge of the strap 1 in top plan view.
  • FIG. 1( b ) shows the unnotched cuff 8 for deep valve repair or valves along the length of the long saphenous system.
  • FIG. 1( c ) shows the design 9 for the left sapheno-femoral junction.
  • the longitudinal shape of the cuff may be conical if necessary, i.e. the cranial diameter needs to be greater than the caudal diameter, as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the rationale for this design modification derives from a better understanding of venous valve closure. Essentially these facts have been derived through the use of Venoscope. The descending mass of blood creates a downward force on the venous cusps which rotate laterally and upwards compelling the cusps to slam together creating competence. In venous disease the free edges of the valve cusps become floppy and stretch and the valve ring dilates.
  • the buckle 5 By allowing the cuff to become conical (larger end up), the tendency for the upward outward motion of the cusps is minimized therefore minimizing the tendency to prolapse as seen in FIG. 3 .
  • This improvement in function is made possible by lengthening the buckle 5 .
  • the buckle's sides 6 are slightly longer than would be required if the belt were always at a right angle to the strap 1 a .
  • This looseness in the buckle 5 allows the strap 1 a to be misaligned slightly so as to allow the cuff 1 to form a cone.
  • This improvement also allows the reverse to occur i.e. the cuff can be made to be pyramidal (larger end down) in shape.
  • the cuff can be used in some congenital abnormalities of determination of the long saphenous vein.
  • the join is immediately before the terminal valve at the sapheno-femoral junction.
  • the only way to make the valve competent is to make the caudal diameter less than the cranial diameter.
  • the cuff becomes pyramidal by lengthening the attachments 6 of the buckle 5 to the body of the cuff 1 . The cuff can then be sutured in place.
  • the venous valves are disposed longitudinally to the skin. Competence is shown to be better achieved if the external valve rings are elliptical in the cross-sectional axis. This is achieved by widening the buckle 5 so that the top of the superficial aspect is flattened. Posterior flattening is achieved by the cuff coming into contact with the common femoral vein or its surrounding adventitia. The reverse is true for the deep venous valve cusps. For repair in the popliteal and tibial systems they are disposed 90° to the skin and therefore the buckle 5 has to be disposed directly on the side wall of the deep vein. The buckle 5 has therefore been increased to accommodate these elliptical changes at smaller diameters ( FIG. 4 ).
  • FIGS. 1( a ) and 1 ( c ) Another feature that creates and improves competence at the sapheno-femoral junction is that notch 10 at the superior portion of the cuff 1 has been modified, as shown in FIGS. 1( a ) and 1 ( c ).
  • the modification allows high riding valve cusps to be encircled and therefore decreasing the cuff's diameter.
  • the notch 10 has a depth d which is half the width of the strap 1 a .
  • the sides of the notch 10 are curved to define the arc of a circle.
  • the notch angle is set at an arc of approximately 15°. This allows for better fixation of the cuff to the common femoral vein and therefore avoids bulging of the sapheno-femoral junction above the device.

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Improvements to external stents to render incompetent venous valves competent are disclosed. The device is an inelastic bio-compatible cuff that encircles the venous valve cusps decreasing the internal diameter of the vein wall to allow apposition of the cusps and create competence. The improvements over previous designs include the addition of calibrated known diameters to create competence for different phenotypes. The different diameters are indicated by holes in the body. The buckle attachment allows the body of the device to become conical or inverted to become pyramidal as appropriate. The buckle is wider than prior art designs to allow the device to become elliptical at smaller diameters. The angle of the notches in the device are approximately 150 to allow better overriding at the sapheno-femoral junction which allowing for better competence of the valve.

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    CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
  • This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/472,460, filed Feb. 13, 2004, which claims priority to International Patent Application No. PCT/AU02/00361, filed Mar. 21, 2002, which claims priority to Australian Patent Application No. PR 3892, filed Mar. 23, 2001.
  • FIELD OF INVENTION
  • This invention relates to the correction of incompetent venous valves.
  • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • Venous valves in mammals are usually bicuspid valves, with each cusp forming a sack or reservoir for blood which, under pressure, forces the free edges of the cusps together to prevent retrograde flow of the blood and allow only antegrade flow to the heart. When an incompetent valve attempts to close in response to a pressure gradient across the valve, the cusps do not seal properly and retrograde flow of blood occurs.
  • There are two chronic venous diseases in which incompetence of venous valves is thought to be an important factor in the pathophysiology. These are varicose veins and chronic deep venous insufficiency.
  • The varicose vein condition consists of dilatation and tortuosity of the superficial veins of the lower limb and resulting cosmetic impairment, pain and ulceration. Primary varicose veins are the result of primary incompetence of the venous valves separating the superficial venous system from the deep venous system. Secondary varicose veins occur as the result of deep venous hypertension which has damaged the valves of the perforating veins.
  • Chronic deep venous insufficiency consists of deep hypertension of the lower limb with associated pigmentation, pain, swelling, ulceration and varicose veins.
  • For the sake of convenience, the invention will be described in relation to the correction of incompetent valves in the venous system of the lower limb in man, but, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto.
  • The venous system of the lower limb consists essentially of the superficial venous system and the deep venous system. The superficial system includes the great saphenous vein and the small saphenous vein. The deep venous system includes the anterior and posterior tibial veins which unite to form the popliteal vein which in turn becomes the femoral vein when joined by the small saphenous vein.
  • The initial defect in primary varicose veins often involves localized incompetence of a venous valve thus allowing reflux of blood from the deep venous system to the superficial venous system. This incompetence is traditionally thought to arise at the saphenofemoral junction but may also start at the perforators. Thus, gross saphenofemoral valvular dysfunction may be present in even mild varicose veins with competent distal veins. Even in the presence of incompetent perforators, occlusion of the saphenofemoral junction usually normalizes venous pressure.
  • The initial defect in secondary varicose veins is often incompetence of a venous valve secondary to hypertension in the deep venous system. Since this increased pressure is manifested at many points, correction of one site of incompetence could clearly be insufficient as other sites of incompetence will be prone to develop. Apart from the initial defect, the pathophysiology is similar to that of varicose veins.
  • Once the initial incompetence occurs, incompetence in other valves in the system will tend to occur secondary to the venous hypertension.
  • Dilatation of the vein wall, whether idiopathic (primary varicose veins) leads to valvular incompetence. This dilatation may eventually lead to stretching and sclerosis of the valve. Other valves in the system will tend to become incompetent as the reflux of blood causes dilatation of the vein wall. As part of the present invention, it was found that it is possible to reverse or prevent the destructive process by overcoming this dilatation. Even if the vein wall weakness is generalized as appears to be the case with primary varicose veins, correction of the initial defect will delay or prevent stress being placed no that wall and thus hinder progression of the disease.
  • Some approaches to restoring competency of incompetent valves have involved venous reconstruction surgery of three basic kinds: venous valve transplants, venous transposition and venous valvuloplasty.
  • As the term implies, the venous valve transplant approach involves the replacement of the segment of the vein having the incompetent valve with a segment of another vein having a competent valve. The venous transposition approach involves the redirection of the venous system so as to bypass an incompetent valve and venous valvuloplasty involves venous valve reconstructive surgery in which the free length of the valve cusps is reduced by plicating sutures.
  • These approaches to the prior art are well documented in A Rational Approach to Surgery of the Chronic Venous Stasis Syndrome by Harry Schanzer and E Converse Peirce Annuals of Surgery 1982, 195: 25-29 as well as in Valvuloplasty and Valve Transfer by Seshadri Raju Inter. Angio. 4 1985 419-424.
  • A single example on one patient of an experimental technique for treating an incompetent venous valve not involving the above types of venous surgery is described in an article by Dag Hallberg in ACTA CHIR SCAND 138: 143-145, 1972. Hallberg placed a band two or three millimetres larger than the diameter of the view around the vein.
  • The band was made of DACRON™ polyester and polyester and was applied when the patient was in the horizontal position. The band was retained loosely in position by several sutures in the venous adventitia.
  • Hallberg's method could not restore competence to the majority of the incompetent venous valves. In patients with venous disease, incompetent valves will usually be incompetent in the horizontal as well as the vertical positions. See, for example, Femoral Vein Reconstruction in the Management of Chronic Venous Insufficiency by Ferias Ebb. and Chastener R., ARCHIVES OF SURGERY, 1982, 117:1571-1579.
  • Ferias and Chastener operated no 53 femoral veins in which the valves had been demonstrated pre-operatively to be incompetent. In only one case was the valve noted to be competent when the patient was horizontal at the time of operation. Chastener's approach was to suture the vein to prevent post-operative dilatation.
  • It is well known that by itself DACRON™ polyester material causes marked fibrosis as well as foreign body reaction. Therefore, DACRON™ polyester cannot alone be considered biocompatible. In fact, DACRON™ polyester has been employed to stimulate fibrotic reactions which incorporate the synthetic fabric into tissue (see: S. Raju, ANN. SURG. (1983) 197, 688-697).
  • The article Revasculation of Severely Ischemic Extremities with an Arteriovenous Fistula by F. W. Blaisdell et al. in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Volume 112, pages 166-173 discloses problems associated with the use of DACRON™ polyester as an implantable material. In a number of cases, gradual narrowing of arteriovenous fistulas under a woven DACRON™ polyester sleeve was demonstrated.
  • In physical terms, the Hallberg approach was a static one. Once the cuff was sutured into position, no attempt was made to reduce the diameter of the vein at the valve site to restore competency of the valve. Indeed, Hallberg's single patient experiment was concerned with further dilatation of the vein at the valve site rather than reduction in the diameter of the dilated valve to restore competency.
  • Reference is also made to published PCT application entitled “Correction of Incompetent Venous Valves” (International Application No. PCT/AU87/0021, International Publication No. WO 88/00454), which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a venous valve cuff for restoring competence to an incompetent venous valve comprising an elongated strap and a buckle integrally formed as a part of the elongated strap. The elongated strap is provided with a tapered end. The buckle is opposite to the tapered end of the cuff and is provided with an opening through which the tapered end can pass. The buckle is provided with sides slightly longer than the width of the strap so that the cuff may have a conical shape. The buckle and cuff are formed from the same composite material.
  • The elongated strap comprises one or more centrally located holes that aid in calibrating variable diameters of the cuff. The centrally located holes may have three different cuff diameters.
  • The cuff is provided with a notch positioned near the buckle. The notch has sides that are curved, forming an arc of approximately 15°.
  • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
  • The present invention will be described in greater detail in the following detailed description, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
  • FIG. 1( a) illustrates a top plan view of a right sapheno-femoral design;
  • FIG. 1( b) illustrates a top plan view of an unnotched design for deep valve repair or valves along the length of the long saphenous system;
  • FIG. 1( c) illustrates a top plan view of a design for the left sapheno-femoral junction;
  • FIG. 1( d) illustrates the device of FIG. 1( c) in side view;
  • FIG. 1( e) illustrates the device of FIG. 1( d) in end view;
  • FIG. 2 illustrates in isometric perspective, a valve cuff assembled so that the cranial diameter is greater than the caudal diameter;
  • FIG. 3( a) is a cross section perspective view of an incompetent venous valve;
  • FIG. 3( b) is a perspective view, of a partially cross sectioned of a venous valve after cuff application; and
  • FIG. 4 is a cross section through a cuff and valve.
  • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention describes a cuff 1 for restoring competence to an incompetent venous valve comprising a textile or woven textile and polymer composite such as an inelastic DACRON™ and silicone external stent that has very little elasticity. The DACRON™ and silicone composite has some shape memory that is useful in resisting the compressive forces exerted by the skin near the cuff 1 that tend to collapse the valve after wound closure. The stent is applied to the circumference of the venous valve to change the internal diameter of the venous valve ring and prevent the upward and lateral motion of the venous valve sinus.
  • The diameter of the cuff must be variable and the superficial venous system in a human can vary from 3 mm to 8 mm. The change in diameter of the device must be continuously variable so that it can be changed as the valve is tested. In order to continuously vary the cuff's diameter, the cuff is initially provided as an elongated strap or body 1 a which terminates in a buckle 5. Both the strap 1 a and the buckle 5 are fabricated from a woven DACRON™ fabric which is coated with a silicon rubber compound. As shown in FIG. 1( e) the buckle 5 surrounds the strap 1 and is bonded or affixed to the strap so that there remains a buckle opening 20 through which the tapered tip 21 of the strap can pass. In practice and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the incompetent valve is buckled into the cuff, whereupon the diameter is fixed via stapling or suturing to the vein wall.
  • Often during dissection, the smooth muscle in the venous wall will create a spasm which decreases the amount of incompetence. This tends to cause the operator to leave the cuff diameter too large and when the spasm ceases, incompetence in the long term persists despite the valve being competent at first.
  • For repairing of the sapheno-femoral junction, data has now been accumulated to indicate that the diameter for the smaller female is approximately 5.5 mm which equates to an internal diameter of 4.5 mm allowing for the thickness of the vein wall at the sapheno-femoral junction itself. There are three centrally located holes 2, 3 and 4 in the body of the cuff 1. These represent calibrations to internal diameters of 4.5 mm, 5.5 mm and 6.5 mm when the leading edge of the buckle 22 is brought into registry with that part of a particular hole which is closest to the tip 21. These three holes equate with internal diameters for a small female at 4.5 mm, an average female at 5.5 mm and a male at 6.5 mm.
  • There are three principal embodiments. FIG. 1( a) shows the design 7 for the right sapheno-femoral junction or similar tributaries entering the deep systems. In this design, the notch 10 is located near the buckle 5 and along the left edge of the strap 1 in top plan view. FIG. 1( b) shows the unnotched cuff 8 for deep valve repair or valves along the length of the long saphenous system. FIG. 1( c) shows the design 9 for the left sapheno-femoral junction.
  • The longitudinal shape of the cuff may be conical if necessary, i.e. the cranial diameter needs to be greater than the caudal diameter, as shown in FIG. 2. The rationale for this design modification derives from a better understanding of venous valve closure. Essentially these facts have been derived through the use of Venoscope. The descending mass of blood creates a downward force on the venous cusps which rotate laterally and upwards compelling the cusps to slam together creating competence. In venous disease the free edges of the valve cusps become floppy and stretch and the valve ring dilates. By allowing the cuff to become conical (larger end up), the tendency for the upward outward motion of the cusps is minimized therefore minimizing the tendency to prolapse as seen in FIG. 3. This improvement in function is made possible by lengthening the buckle 5. Thus, the buckle's sides 6 are slightly longer than would be required if the belt were always at a right angle to the strap 1 a. This looseness in the buckle 5 allows the strap 1 a to be misaligned slightly so as to allow the cuff 1 to form a cone. This improvement also allows the reverse to occur i.e. the cuff can be made to be pyramidal (larger end down) in shape. As a result the cuff can be used in some congenital abnormalities of determination of the long saphenous vein. When a double long saphenous system terminates, the join is immediately before the terminal valve at the sapheno-femoral junction. The only way to make the valve competent is to make the caudal diameter less than the cranial diameter. The cuff becomes pyramidal by lengthening the attachments 6 of the buckle 5 to the body of the cuff 1. The cuff can then be sutured in place.
  • At the sapheno-femoral junction, the venous valves are disposed longitudinally to the skin. Competence is shown to be better achieved if the external valve rings are elliptical in the cross-sectional axis. This is achieved by widening the buckle 5 so that the top of the superficial aspect is flattened. Posterior flattening is achieved by the cuff coming into contact with the common femoral vein or its surrounding adventitia. The reverse is true for the deep venous valve cusps. For repair in the popliteal and tibial systems they are disposed 90° to the skin and therefore the buckle 5 has to be disposed directly on the side wall of the deep vein. The buckle 5 has therefore been increased to accommodate these elliptical changes at smaller diameters (FIG. 4).
  • Another feature that creates and improves competence at the sapheno-femoral junction is that notch 10 at the superior portion of the cuff 1 has been modified, as shown in FIGS. 1( a) and 1(c). The modification allows high riding valve cusps to be encircled and therefore decreasing the cuff's diameter. In FIG. 1( c), the notch 10 has a depth d which is half the width of the strap 1 a. The sides of the notch 10 are curved to define the arc of a circle. The notch angle is set at an arc of approximately 15°. This allows for better fixation of the cuff to the common femoral vein and therefore avoids bulging of the sapheno-femoral junction above the device.

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1. A venous valve cuff for restoring competence to an incompetent venous valve, comprising:
(a) an elongated strap;
(b) a buckle integrally formed as a part of the elongated strap,
wherein the strap has a first end portion, a second end portion having a tapered end, and a central portion positioned between the first end portion and the second end portion, wherein the buckle is provided with an opening through which the second end portion may pass, and wherein the strap comprises at least one hole located in the central portion, the at least one hole aiding in the calibration of variable diameters of the cuff.
2. The venous valve cuff of claim 1, wherein the strap and the buckle are made of a textile and polymer composite.
3. The venous valve cuff of claim 1, wherein the strap comprises at least three centrally located holes.
4. The venous valve cuff of claim 1, wherein the buckle further comprises sides slightly longer than the width of the strap so that the cuff may assume a conical shape during use.
5. The venous valve cuff of claim 1, wherein the buckle and the cuff are made of the same composite material.
6. The venous valve cuff of claim 1, wherein the composite material comprises a DACRON™ and silicone composite.
7. The venous valve cuff of claim 1, wherein the incompetent venous valve has a superficial aspect, wherein the superficial aspect has a top, and wherein the buckle has a width that allows flattening of the top of the superficial aspect.
8. The venous valve cuff of claim 1, wherein the cuff further comprises a notch positioned near the buckle.
9. The venous valve cuff of claim 8, wherein the notch comprises sides that are curved.
10. The venous valve cuff of claim 9, wherein the sides form an arc of approximately 15°.
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