Devices and methods for treating fistulae and other bodily openings and passageways
US11026667B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00884
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Some aspects of the present invention are directed to unique products and methods for treating fistulae and other passageways and openings in the body. In some preferred forms, an inventive construct will include an elongate graft body that incorporates a plurality of sheet or sheet-like segments. The plurality of sheet or sheet-like segments, in some arrangements, will be stacked in a generally longitudinal direction along the length of the plug body, and optionally, the segments will be received over one or more elongate elements. Elongate elements of this sort can take a variety of forms including a suture, wire, filament, or other relatively thin-bodied elongate member, although in some forms, an elongate element will be or include a somewhat heftier structure such as a biodegradable or non-biodegradable three-dimensional body.
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