Vascular clamps for vascular repair

1. A magnetic vascular clamp for vascular repair comprising:

first and second clamp pieces, each clamp piece forming a partial cylindrical section of an annular cylinder, and each clamp piece including:

i. an outer surface and an inner surface,

ii. a plurality of structural ribs arranged across the inner surface from one sectional end to the other, and

iii. a pair of magnetic sectional end surfaces connecting the outer surface and the inner surface and having a characteristic magnetic field arrangement;

wherein the sectional end surfaces and magnetic field arrangements of each clamp piece cooperate with the sectional end surfaces and magnetic field arrangements of the other clamp piece to form a complete annular cylinder held together by the magnetic field arrangements and enclosing an inner cylinder so as to structurally support damaged vascular tissue therein with minimal fluid leakage.

2. A magnetic vascular clamp according to claim 1 , wherein each magnetic field arrangement includes a plurality of magnetic field directions.

3. A magnetic vascular clamp according to claim 1 , wherein each clamp piece includes a magnetic rare earth magnet material for developing the magnetic field arrangements.

4. A magnetic vascular clamp according to claim 3 , wherein the magnet material includes one or more of samarium cobalt and neodymium material.

5. A magnetic vascular clamp according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an outer encapsulation layer covering at least a portion of each clamp piece.

6. A magnetic vascular clamp according to claim 5 , wherein the encapsulation layer covers the entire clamp piece.

7. A magnetic vascular clamp according to claim 5 wherein the encapsulation layer includes gold or titanium.

8. A magnetic vascular clamp according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a therapeutic coating on the inner surface of each clamp piece to promote healing of the enclosed vascular tissue.