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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
May. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Claude Tihon, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventor:
Claude Tihon, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0036 (2013.01); A61B 17/282 (2013.01); A61F 2/004 (2013.01); A61B 17/12 (2013.01); A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2002/044 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30077 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0066 (2013.01);
Abstract
To increase the resistance to liquid and substance flow through a lumen of a tubular organ, a flexible apparatus is appended to an exterior wall of the tubular organ such that it only partially surrounds the tubular organ. Ultimately, tissue ingrowth through the apparatus integrates the apparatus into the wall of the tubular organ. When the apparatus is applied to tubular tissue, flow though the tubular tissue is restricted. The apparatus may also support an optional expandable component, e.g., a balloon-like element that can be selectively inflated and/or deflated to restrict the lumen of the tubular tissue by a desired degree.