Abstract: A hydrogel based occlusion system, a method for occluding vessels, appendages or aneurysms, and a method for hydrogel synthesis are disclosed. The hydrogel based occlusion system includes a hydrogel having a shrunken and a swollen state and a delivery tool configured to deliver the hydrogel to a target occlusion location. The hydrogel is configured to permanently occlude the target occlusion location in the swollen state. The hydrogel may be an electro-activated hydrogel (EAH) which could be electro-activated with a delivery system to control the degree of swelling/shrinking.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 15, 2013
Publication date:
September 19, 2013
Applicants:
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK, UNIVERSITEIT GENT, TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT, RAMOT AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY, LTD., KATHOLIEKE UNVIVERSITEIT LEUVEN - KU LEUVEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM VZW
Inventors:
Frank Albert STAM, Nathan JACKSON, Peter DUBRUEL, Kehinde ADESANYA, Anika EMBRECHTS, Eduardo MENDES, JR., Hurcules Pereira NEVES, Paul HERIJGERS, Peter VERBRUGGHE, Yosi SHACHAM, Leeya ENGEL, Viacheslav KRYLOV