Device for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus and method of using the device
US5827268A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/1435
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and method for treating patent ductus arteriosus in a human. A catheter having a collapsible/expandable heating element at a distal end for entering an infant transcutaneously and being advanced to the ductus arteriosus. A method of heating the inner surface of the ductus arteriosus with the heating element to a temperature sufficient to produce a material change in the collagen of the ductus arteriosus such that the ductus arteriosus passage shrinks to closure.
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