Adjustable implantable devices and associated methods
US11633194B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/3331
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present technology includes systems and methods for invasively adjusting implantable devices for selectively controlling fluid flow between a first body region and a second body region of a patient. For example, in many of the embodiments described herein, a catheter can be used to mechanically and/or electrically engage an implanted medical device. Once the catheter engages the medical device, the catheter can (i) increase a dimension associated with the medical device, such as through mechanical expansion forces, and/or (ii) decrease a dimension associated with the medical device, such as by heating a shape memory component of the medical device above a phase transition temperature.
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