| abstract |
The invention relates to a device (10,40) suitable for application of a curable fluid composition to encircle a bodily organ. The device comprises a monolithic piece of a flexible material (12) having a length dimension with an inner surface (18) and an outer surface (20), a first end (22) and a second end (24), a width dimension, and two spaced-apart sides (26a, 26b), wherein a portion of the length dimension proximal to the first end is configured to contact a portion of the length dimension proximal to the second end, the inner surface defining a hollow area (31) between the two spaced-apart sides; and at least one inlet (28) providing fluid communication between the outer surface and the inner surface, for introduction of the fluid into the hollow area. The device deployable around the bodily organ such that when the portion of the length dimension proximal to the first end contacts the portion of the length dimension proximal to the second end, an outer surface of the bodily organ and the hollowed area define an enclosed volume encircling the bodily organ, the enclosed volume suitable for containing the fluid therein. |