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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2021
Ka Medical, Llc, Roseville, MN (US);
John Oslund, Blaine, MN (US);
Pat Russo, Vadnais Heights, UT (US);
Kevin Dunne, Saint Paul, MN (US);
KA Medical, LLC, Roseville, MN (US);
Abstract
This application describes various embodiments of an expandable device that includes at least one support member. The support member (or members) is integrated into the structure of the expandable device and increases its column strength, which thus augments pushability of the expanding device through a delivery catheter. The support member allows force applied while pushing from the proximal end of the expandable device to be translated to the distal end of the device and therefore avoid bunching or deformation without increasing the profile of the device to a degree that would prohibit passage through a lumen of a specific required size. Thus, the expandable devices described herein address at least some of the shortcomings discussed above.