Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and devices for reducing pressure
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Application No.: US16493167Application Date: 2018-03-19
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Publication No.: US11406393B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: Yaacov Nitzan
- Applicant: White Swell Medical Ltd
- Applicant Address: IL Kibbutz Shefayim
- Assignee: White Swell Medical Ltd
- Current Assignee: White Swell Medical Ltd
- Current Assignee Address: IL Kibbutz Shefayim
- Agency: Brown Rudnick LLP
- Agent Adam M. Schoen
- International Application: PCT/IB2018/000364 WO 20180319
- International Announcement: WO2018/172848 WO 20180927
- Main IPC: A61B17/132
- IPC: A61B17/132 ; A61B17/12 ; A61B17/135

Abstract:
The disclosure provides device and related methods that can be used to treat edema by applying pressure to a blood vessel such as a jugular vein to restrict flow therein, creating a local decrease in blood pressure within the jugular vein near an outlet of a lymphatic duct, causing lymph to drain from the interstitium.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200046372A1 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REDUCING PRESSURE Public/Granted day:2020-02-13
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