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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Halil Ibrahim Karabey, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael S. Mirizzi, San Jose, CA (US);
Anna Grace Prestezog, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Halil Ibrahim Karabey, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael S. Mirizzi, San Jose, CA (US);
Anna Grace Prestezog, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12022 (2013.01); A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/12036 (2013.01); A61B 17/12109 (2013.01); A61B 17/12159 (2013.01); A61B 17/12172 (2013.01); A61B 17/12181 (2013.01); A61B 17/1219 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00637 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00641 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00654 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0443 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1205 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for treating a hollow anatomical structure comprises an implant sized for insertion into a hollow anatomical structure. The implant comprises a plurality of loose, bulked fibers. The fibers are formed from one or more bioabsorbable materials. Upon implantation, the apparatus causes a partial occlusion of the hollow anatomical structure, followed by a complete or substantially complete occlusion.