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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2021
The Medical Research, Infrastructure and Health Services Fund of the Tel-aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, IL;
V-wave Ltd., Caesarea, IL;
Gad Keren, Kiryat Ono, IL;
The Medical Research, Infrastructure and Health Services Fund of the Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, IL;
V-Wave Ltd., Caesarea, IL;
Abstract
Described embodiments include apparatus () that includes a shunt (). The shunt includes a flared distal portion (), a flared proximal portion (), and an intermediate portion (), disposed between the distal portion and the proximal portion. The apparatus further includes a constricting flexible longitudinal element () passing circumferentially along the intermediate portion of the shunt, configured to constrict the intermediate portion of the shunt, and one or more proximal-portion-collapsing flexible longitudinal elements () configured to collapse the proximal portion of the shunt. Other embodiments are also described.