Arterial-venous occlusion apparatus
US11432821B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00867
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Expandable occlusive plugs and methods of using them are disclosed. The devices generally include a tubular body bearing multiple slits defining leaves, which expand radially outward when the ends of the device are brought toward one another.
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