Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Catheter with controlled lumen recovery
- Patent Title (中): 导管具有受控的流明恢复
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Application No.: US11251475Application Date: 2005-10-14
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Publication No.: US08211088B2Publication Date: 2012-07-03
- Inventor: Paul Dicarlo , Kristine H. Atkinson
- Applicant: Paul Dicarlo , Kristine H. Atkinson
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP
- Main IPC: A61M25/00
- IPC: A61M25/00

Abstract:
An implantable medical device, comprising a body including a lumen extending therethrough at least one activatable element disposed within the body, a dimension of each of the at least one activatable elements changing in response to a predetermined stimulation between an activated state and an inactivate state to change a shape of the body to control a degree of opening of the lumen and at least one actuation element, each of the at least one actuation elements being configured to selectively supply the predetermined stimulation to a corresponding one of the at least one activatable elements to move the corresponding one of the at least one activatable elements between the activated and inactive states.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070088322A1 Catheter with controlled lumen recovery Public/Granted day:2007-04-19
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