Methods and apparatus for rapid endovascular vessel occlusion and blood flow interruption
US8328840B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/1205
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An occluding device including expandable scaffold and a flow-limiting member is described. In some embodiments the scaffold is an expandable or self-expanding stent deliverable over a guide wire. The flow-limiting member can include a valve that can be closed following deployment. On deployment the stent and flow-limiting member can engage an inner surface of a body cavity lumen, blocking flow of material. In some embodiments the body cavity is a blood vessel, and the device can be used to block blood flow. In some embodiments the device includes bioactive agents.
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