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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2017
Applicant:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Edward H. Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Paul D. Drumheller, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Jeffrey B. Duncan, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Nathan Friedman, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/002 (2013.01); A61F 2/0077 (2013.01); A61F 2/022 (2013.01); A61F 2002/009 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0081 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2210/009 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0034 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0031 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0051 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0068 (2013.01); A61M 2202/09 (2013.01); A61M 2202/203 (2013.01); A61M 2202/206 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0266 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0272 (2013.01); A61M 2205/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable containment apparatus for receiving and retaining a biological moiety or a therapeutic device within a tissue bed is disclosed. The device includes a shaping element to maintain the device in a generally toroidal configuration and to return the apparatus to that configuration after deformation. The apparatus can be placed in a host tissue with minimal trauma to the patient. Methods for implanting and using the apparatus are also disclosed.