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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2003
Applicant:
Duncan Robert Keeble, Didcot, GB;
Inventor:
Duncan Robert Keeble, Didcot, GB;
Assignee:
Anson Medical Limited, , GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/36 (2006.01); G01N 3/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for testing the pulsatile endurance of a vascular implantcomprises placing a resilient insertinto the implant and repeatedly expanding and contracting the insert, thereby expanding and contracting the implant. The insert preferably has a cavity therein and is repeatedly expanded and contracted by repeatedly increasing and decreasing the pressure in the cavity.