An apparatus and method for reducing the circumference of a vascular structure comprising the steps of providing a plurality of sutures and a plurality of discrete suture support segments of a biocompatible, inert material, each suture support segment having at least two suture holes spaced a predetermined...http://www.google.com/patents/US5593424?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5593424 - Apparatus and method for reducing and stabilizing the circumference of a vascular structure
