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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2007
Daniel H. Teitelbaum, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jonathan E. Luntz, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ariel Uzziah Spencer, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Diann E. Brei, Milford, MI (US);
Daniel H. Teitelbaum, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jonathan E. Luntz, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ariel Uzziah Spencer, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Diann E. Brei, Milford, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A bowel extension device implantable into a body for treatment of short bowel syndrome. The bowel extension device comprises a housing and a displaceable member coupled to the housing. The bowel extension device is configured to apply a tensile force sufficient to promote bowel growth without causing damage to the bowel. In some embodiments, the bowel extension device can be completely contained with the body.