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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Tyler E. McLawhorn, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
John C. Sigmon, Jr., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); B23P 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); B23P 19/00 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00592 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00619 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00659 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0068 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0033 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0067 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present embodiments provide an expandable mesh comprising a first coupling element, a second coupling element, and an intermediate portion disposed between the first coupling element and the second coupling element. Proximal retraction of the first coupling element relative to the second coupling element causes the intermediate portion to flare out to an enlarged width. In one embodiment, the first coupling element comprises a first tube and the second coupling element comprises a second tube.