Abstract: Systems, devices, methods, etc., comprising radial pressure devices applied to the exterior of anatomical structures such as blood vessels, typically for inhibition and/or treatment of aortic aneurysms, as well as methods of making and deploying such systems and devices, etc. The devices, etc., generally comprise one or more exovascular cuffs for generating desirable mechanical forces, and may additionally comprise body structures for covering, containing or treating tissues. Also provided are other systems and devices for fixing the devices discussed herein or other implantable devices, typically used in conjunction with such devices, to the vessels. The devices, etc., may be deployed by open or minimally invasive techniques, including translumenal, exovascular and endovascular deployment methods.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 19, 2007
Publication date:
October 7, 2010
Applicant:
Echobio LLC
Inventors:
Kenneth Eugene Perry, JR., Paul E. Labossiere