Shape memory polymer foams for endovascular therapies
US8133256B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/12077
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for occluding a physical anomaly. One embodiment comprises a shape memory material body wherein the shape memory material body fits within the physical anomaly occluding the physical anomaly. The shape memory material body has a primary shape for occluding the physical anomaly and a secondary shape for being positioned in the physical anomaly.
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