Inventors:
Dusan Pavcnik - Portland OR, US
Frederick S. Keller - Portland OR, US
Josef Rosch - Portland OR, US
Thomas A. Osborne - Bloomington IN, US
Brian L. Bates - Bloomington IN, US
Christopher G. Dixon - Bloomington IN, US
Andrew K. Hoffa - Bloomington IN, US
Joseph F. Obermiller - Bloomington IN, US
John A. DeFord - Cleveland OH, US
Joseph W. Roberts - St. Paul MN, US
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC - Bloomington IN
Cook Biotech Incorporated - West Lafayette IN
Oregon Health Science University - Portland OR
International Classification:
A61F 2/06, A61F 2/24
US Classification:
623 124, 623 126, 623 214, 623 217
Abstract:
A multiple-sided medical device comprises a frame comprising wire or other resilient material and having a series of bends and interconnecting sides. The device has both a flat configuration and a second, folded configuration which a generally serpentine shape. The device is pushed from a delivery catheter into the lumen of a duct or vessel and may include one or more barbs for anchoring purposes. A full or partial covering of fabric or other flexible material such as DACRON, PTFE, or a collagen-based material such as small intestinal submucosa (SIS), may be sutured or attached to the frame using heat or pressure welding crimping, adhesive, or other techniques to form an occlusion device, a stent graft, or an implantable, intraluminal valve such as for correcting incompetent veins in the lower legs and feet.