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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Ams Research, Llc, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Scott L. Sjoquist, Minnetonka, MN (US);
James A. Alexander, Excelsior, MN (US);
Benjamin Y. Arcand, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 6/20 (2006.01); A61F 6/22 (2006.01); A61F 6/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 6/206 (2013.01); A61F 6/02 (2013.01); A61F 6/202 (2013.01); A61F 6/204 (2013.01); A61F 6/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A contraceptive or occlusion system for restricting and later opening up a reproductive tract or lumen of the vas deferens. The system is adapted to be reversible after implantation, including implantation on, around or within the vas deferens. A method and system to reconnect a severed body lumen, such as the vas deferens, is also provided.