Conformal expansion of prosthetic devices to anatomical shapes
US9877831B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0003
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for expanding a device in a conduit or orifice of a human body includes a balloon member that is movable from a first configuration to a second configuration. External surfaces of the balloon member can collectively have a non-cylindrical cross-section relative to a main axis of the balloon member, such that the external surfaces of the balloon member generally conform to the anatomical shape of the conduit or orifice when the balloon member is in the second configuration.
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