Method and apparatus for repairing vascular abnormalities and/or other body lumen abnormalities using an endoluminal approach and a flowable forming material
Howard Riina,Jeffrey Milsom,J. Fredrick Cornhill,Robert R. Andrews,Clair L. Strohl,Edward L. Dickinson
申请号:
US12482218
公开号:
US08932326B2
申请日:
2009.06.10
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要:
Apparatus and method for repairing an abnormality in the wall of a body lumen, the method comprising isolating the abnormality in the wall of the body lumen from flow in the body lumen positioning flowable forming material adjacent to the abnormality in the wall of the body lumen and transforming the flowable forming material into a substantially stationary state so as to repair the abnormality in the wall of the body lumen, and the apparatus comprising a supply of flowable forming material zone isolation apparatus for isolating the abnormality in the wall of the body lumen from flow in the body lumen and positioning apparatus for positioning the flowable forming material adjacent to the abnormality in the wall of the body lumen so as to repair the abnormality in the wall of the body lumen.