Cartledge, Richard,Smith, Kevin W.,Bales Jr., Thomas O.,Deville, Derek Dee,Kline, Korey,Mendez, Max Pierre,Palmer, Matthew A.,Kirk, Michael Walter,Rivera, Carlos,Peterson, Eric,McBrayer, Sean
申请号：
AU2013222451
公开号：
AU2013222451A1
申请日:
2013.02.21
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
Sealable and repositionable implant devices are provided to increase the ability of endovascular grafts and valves to be precisely deployed or re-deployed, with better in situ accommodation to the local anatomy of the targeted recipient anatomic site, and with the ability for post-deployment adjustment to accommodate anatomic changes that might compromise the efficacy of the implant. A surgical implant includes a self-expanding stent of a shape-memory material set to a given shape. The stent has a wall with a portion having a first thickness and a second portion having a thickness greater than the first. The second portion defines a key-hole shaped longitudinal drive orifice. The implant includes a selectively adjustable assembly having adjustable elements and being operable to force a configuration change in at least a portion of the self-expanding stent. The adjustable elements have a part rotatably disposed within the longitudinal drive orifice.
