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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2016
Applicants:
National University of Singapore, Singapore, SG;
Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Michael Julien Alexandre Girard, Singapore, SG;
Kian Yu Royston Tan, Singapore, SG;
Shamira Asith Perera, Singapore, SG;
Assignees:
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, Singapore, SG;
SINGAPORE HEALTH SERVICES PTE LTD, Singapore, SG;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0231 (2013.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61F 9/007 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00871 (2013.01);
Abstract
An expander for widening and holding apart an opening of a tissue. The expander may include a body configured to deform from a compacted state into a pre-determined shape in an expanded state in response to a pre-determined physiological condition the body is exposed to. The body with the pre-determined shape in the expanded state may be configured to hold apart the opening of the tissue.