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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2015
Cook Biotech Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Ryan Bernstein, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeremy Metz, Whitestown, IN (US);
Bhavin Shah, West Lafayette, IN (US);
COOK BIOTECH INCORPORATED, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
One aspect of the present invention provides a device for occluding a body cavity. In one embodiment, the occlusion device includes include a hub extending from an upstream end to a downstream end and along a central axis. A number of struts are attached to the upstream end and extend upstream from the hub. An expandable balloon is attached to the downstream end and extending downstream from the hub. Another aspect of the present invention provides a method for occluding fluid flow within in a body cavity including placing an occlusion device within the body cavity.