The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

Children's Medical Center Corporation

Douglas P Perrin

Jeffrey Michael Karp

Pedro J Del Nido

Nikolay V Vasilyev

Yuhan Lee

Veaceslav Arabagi

Peter E Hammer

Haruo Yamauchi

Eric N Feins

Eoin D O'Cearbhaill

Eoin O'Cearbhaill

An implantable, autonomously growing medical device is disclosed. The device may have an outer, braided outer element that holds an inner core. Degradation and/or softening of the inner core permits the outer element to elongate, allowing the device to grow with surrounding tissue. The growth profile of the medical device can be controlled by altering the shape/material/cure conditions of the inner core, as well as the geometry of the out element.

Autonomously growing implantable device

An implantable, autonomously growing medical device is disclosed. The device may have an outer, braided outer element that holds an inner core. Degradation and/or softening of the inner core permits the outer element to elongate, allowing the device to grow with surrounding tissue. The growth profile of the medical device can be controlled by altering the shape/material/cure conditions of the inner core, as well as the geometry of the outer element.

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Boston, MA, United States of America

Douglas P Perrin