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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2009
Howard Riina, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Jeffrey Milsom, New York, NY (US);
J. Fredrick Cornhill, New York, NY (US);
Robert R. Andrews, Norfolk, MA (US);
Clair L. Strohl, Norfolk, MA (US);
Edward L. Dickinson, Littleton, MA (US);
Howard Riina, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Jeffrey Milsom, New York, NY (US);
J. Fredrick Cornhill, New York, NY (US);
Robert R. Andrews, Norfolk, MA (US);
Clair L. Strohl, Norfolk, MA (US);
Edward L. Dickinson, Littleton, MA (US);
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for repairing an abnormality in the wall of a body lumen, the method comprising isolating the abnormality in the wall of the body lumen from flow in the body lumen; positioning flowable forming material adjacent to the abnormality in the wall of the body lumen; and transforming the flowable forming material into a substantially stationary state so as to repair the abnormality in the wall of the body lumen, and the apparatus comprising a supply of flowable forming material; zone isolation apparatus for isolating the abnormality in the wall of the body lumen from flow in the body lumen; and positioning apparatus for positioning the flowable forming material adjacent to the abnormality in the wall of the body lumen so as to repair the abnormality in the wall of the body lumen.