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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
Children's Medical Center Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Pierre DuPont, Wellesley, MA (US);
Dana Damian, Boston, MA (US);
Veaceslav Arabagi, Cambridge, MA (US);
Asghar Ataollahi, Brookline, MA (US);
Assunta Fabozzo, Padua, IT;
Children's Medical Center Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses relate to an implantable apparatu0s that may be used to apply tensile force(s) to one or more tissue regions (e.g., proximal and distal esophagus portions, bowel, other conduits) within the body. Such tensile force(s) may cause stretch and/or growth of the tissue region(s). In various embodiments, support members (e.g., suture rings) may be attached to respective tissue regions. The support members may accommodate attachment of a number of sutures along the tissue region. Upon suitable attachment of the support member(s) to the tissue region(s), the actuator may be coupled to the support member(s). The actuator may then be controlled so as to cause relative movement between the support members toward or away from one another. Such movement may result in the application of appropriate tensile force(s) to the tissue region(s).