Abstract:
A declotting apparatus includes a catheter, a member positioned within the catheter, and a plurality of deformable members. The plurality of members bow and compress as the catheter slides relative to the member so that a site may be declotted. In another embodiment, a declotting apparatus includes a first and second catheter, a guidewire, a deformable jacket, and a liner. The deformable jacket expands and contract as the first catheter slides relative to the second catheter so that a site may be declotted. The guidewire facilitates navigation, and the liner prevents material from entering the apparatus.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a device for delivering an axially and radially expandable woven body having two ends into an anatomical structure, the device comprising: a first tube configured to accept a guide wire; and a second tube configured to fit over the first tube; wherein one end of the axially and radially expandable woven body is secured to the outside of the first tube and the other end of the axially and radially expandable woven body is secured to the outside of the second tube, when the tubes are used for delivering the axially and radially expandable woven body.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an occluding system, the system comprising a plurality of shape memory wires woven together to form a body useful for occluding an anatomical structure, the body having first and second ends, both ends of at least one shape memory wire being located proximate one end of the body, the shape memory wires crossing each other to form a plurality of angles, at least one of the angles being obtuse; wherein the value of the at least one obtuse angle is increased by axially compressing the body.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a device comprising a body suitable for implantation into an anatomical structure, the body having an axis, a first end and a second end, wherein the body comprises a shape memory wire having a first segment and a second segment, the segments being separated by a bend in the shape memory wire located proximate one end of the body, the first segment extending helically in a first direction around the axis toward the other end of the body, the second segment extending helically in a second direction around the axis toward the other end of the body, and the first and second segment crossing each other in a plurality of locations.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a device comprising:
a plurality of biodegradable filaments woven together to form a self-expanding body suitable for implantation into an anatomical structure, the self-expanding body having first and second ends, the biodegradable filaments crossing each other to form a plurality of angles, at least one of the angles being obtuse;
wherein the value of the at least one obtuse angle is increased by axially compressing the self-expanding body.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a device comprising a body suitable for implantation into an anatomical structure, the body having an axis, a first end and a second end, wherein the body comprises a shape memory wire having a first segment and a second segment, the segments being separated by a bend in the shape memory wire located proximate one end of the body, the first segment extending helically in a first direction around the axis toward the other end of the body, the second segment extending helically in a second direction around the axis toward the other end of the body, and the first and second segments crossing each other in a plurality of locations.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a device comprising a body suitable for implantation into an anatomical structure, the body having an axis, a first end and a second end, wherein the body comprises a shape memory wire having a first segment and a second segment, the segments being separated by a bend in the shape memory wire located proximate one end of the body, the first segment extending helically in a first direction around the axis toward the other end of the body, the second segment extending helically in a second direction around the axis toward the other end of the body, and the first and second segment crossing each other in a plurality of locations.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a device for delivering an axially and radially expandable woven body having two ends into an anatomical structure, the device comprising:
a first tube configured to accept a guide wire; and a second tube configured to fit over the first tube; wherein one end of the axially and radially expandable woven body is secured to the outside of the first tube and the other end of the axially and radially expandable woven body is secured to the outside of the second tube, when the tubes are used for delivering the axially and radially expandable woven body.