Brian C. Case,Jacob A. Flagle,Ram H. Paul, Jr.,Sean D. Chambers
申请号：
US12777947
公开号：
US08128682B2
申请日:
2010.05.11
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
Medical devices for implantation in a body vessel, and methods of using and making the same, are provided. A medical device includes a support frame having struts and a weakened frame portion, and a remodelable material tensionably attached to the support frame. The weakened frame portion has a first configuration in which the support frame has a first outward radial force and a second configuration in which the support frame has a second, lesser outward radial force. The remodelable material restricts expansion of the frame from a radially compressed configuration to a radially expanded configuration when the weakened frame portion is in the first configuration. The remodelable material can form one or more valve leaflets adapted to regulate fluid flow in a body vessel, such as a vein.
