19017931. EXPANDABLE IMPLANT AND IMPLANT SYSTEM (THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM)
EXPANDABLE IMPLANT AND IMPLANT SYSTEM
Organization Name
THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Inventor(s)
Thomas S. Wilson of San Leandro CA US
Ward Small, Iv of Livermore CA US
William J. Benett of Livermore CA US
Jason M. Ortega of Pacifica CA US
Duncan J. Maitland of College Station TX US
Jonathan Hartman of Sacramento CA US
EXPANDABLE IMPLANT AND IMPLANT SYSTEM
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 19017931 titled 'EXPANDABLE IMPLANT AND IMPLANT SYSTEM
Original Abstract Submitted
An embodiment of the invention includes an expandable implant to endovascularly embolize an anatomical void or malformation, such as an aneurysm. An embodiment is comprised of a chain or linked sequence of expandable polymer foam elements. Another embodiment includes an elongated length of expandable polymer foam coupled to a backbone. Another embodiment includes a system for endovascular delivery of an expandable implant (e.g., shape memory polymer) to embolize an aneurysm. The system may include a microcatheter, a lumen-reducing collar coupled to the distal tip of the microcatheter, a flexible pushing element detachably coupled to an expandable implant, and a flexible tubular sheath inside of which the compressed implant and pushing element are pre-loaded. Other embodiments are described herein.
- THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
- Thomas S. Wilson of San Leandro CA US
- Ward Small, Iv of Livermore CA US
- William J. Benett of Livermore CA US
- Jason M. Ortega of Pacifica CA US
- Duncan J. Maitland of College Station TX US
- Jonathan Hartman of Sacramento CA US
- A61B17/12
- A61B17/00
- A61M25/00
- A61M25/06
- CPC A61B17/12113
