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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2000
Applicants:
Oren Globerman, Kfar-Shmaryahu, IL;
Ronen Shavit, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Boaz Shenhav, Herzelia, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Disc-O-Tech Medical Technologies Ltd., Herzelia, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus for controlling the deformation of an implant during deployment thereof, comprising: a force application mechanism for applying deformation force to the implant, by motion of a force applicator against the implant; and a restraint element positioning mechanism that positions a restraining element such that the deformation of the implant is controlled by restraint of the restraining element on allowable deformation; and a synchronizer that synchronizes the motion of the restraining element and the force applicator, to achieve a desired deformation of the implanted.
Published as:
WO0044319A1; WO0044321A2; WO0044946A1; AU2126800A; AU2316600A; AU2316700A; WO0044321A3; EP1148850A1; EP1148851A2; EP1153147A1; JP2002535080A; JP2002535081A; JP2002535109A; US2004167625A1; EP1148850B1; ATE293412T1; DE60019558D1; US2005143827A1; EP1552797A2; ES2242595T3; DE60019558T2; EP1148851B1; ATE326926T1; DE60028186D1; US7097648B1; EP1552797A3; ES2265909T3; DE60028186T2; EP1148850B2; JP4257393B2; ES2242595T5; JP4362235B2; DE60019558T3; JP4681123B2; US8728160B2;