US Patent 8100962 Flow-deflecting prosthesis for treating venous disease

A flow-deflecting medical device comprising a support structure and at least one flow-deflecting member attached to the support structure. The flow-deflecting member is at least partially evertible between a first position and a second position. In the first position, antegrade flow contacts the antegrade surface of the flow-deflecting member, urging the flow-deflecting member proximally in the body vessel, such that antegrade flow is substantially uninterrupted. In the second position, retrograde flow contacts the retrograde surface of the flow-deflecting member, urging the flow-deflecting member distally in the body vessel, such that retrograde flow is received and redirected by the flow-deflecting member. Also provided is a method for treating a body vessel valve-related condition comprising implanting a flow-deflecting medical device proximal to a native valve.