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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2005
Applicant:
Michael Abi-kheirs, Natick, MA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Abi-Kheirs, Natick, MA (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1227 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30092 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue constriction device comprises a tissue-surrounding part defining a central, tissue-receiving opening which, when in a tissue-receiving configuration, has a first diameter and which, when in a tissue-constriction configuration, has a second diameter less than the first diameter, at least a shape memory portion of the tissue-surrounding part being formed of a shape memory material with the tissue-constriction configuration corresponding to a memorized shape of the shape memory portion.