A tubular graft/stent includes a tubular sheath (10) having at intervals
along its length a plurality of ring-like rigid members (11), which are
attached to the sheath around their respective circumferences and are
made of a shape memory material, so that when the members (11) change
shape the sheath (10) adopts a new cross section in conformity with them
along its whole length. The members may be discontinuous to allow the
adoption of a contracted shape in the martensitic phase and an expanded
shape in the austenitic phase. A graft may also have a side tube (14)
which can be inverted so as to be housed within the sheath.