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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Southborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Holman, Princeton, MN (US);
Nikhil M. Murdeshwar, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Gyrus ACMI, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/9517 (2020.05); A61F 2210/009 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stent, shunt, or plug, for at least partial insertion into a patient, can include a deformable elongated tubular body including a proximal portion and a distal portion and defining a longitudinal lumen of the tubular body therebetween. The deformable elongated body can be capable of an expanded state and a collapsed state. The tubular body can include a sheath and a plurality of magnetizable or magnetic elements for providing magnetic repulsion, after being magnetically actuated, to maintain the tubular body to maintain the expanded state.