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Systems and methods for endoluminal valve creation

US8460316B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 25, 2011
Grant dateJun 11, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2025/1047
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of manipulating tissue at a vessel includes advancing a device distally relative to an opening at an interior surface of the vessel, and into a first wall portion of a vessel until an entirety of the device is within the wall of the vessel, the device having a distal end, a proximal end, and a cutting element coupled to the proximal end, and using the cutting element to increase a size of the opening by retracting the device proximally.

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