Devices, systems and methods for controlling local blood pressure
US8894681B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/90
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for controlling local blood pressure. In an exemplary embodiment of a device for exposing a blood vessel to increased pressure of the present disclosure, the device comprises an anchor configured for placement into a blood vessel and to expand independently from a particle held from flowing away by the anchor, the particle configured to gradually expand due to exposure to blood flow.
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