Expandable plugs and related delivery apparatuses and methods

A - Human Necessities – 61 – B

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A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/12 (2006.01) A61F 6/22 (2006.01)

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CA 2706954

The present invention provides, in certain aspects, devices and methods for plugging passageways and other open spaces in the body. In one embodiment, a plugging assembly comprises a first plug member and a second plug member, wherein the second plug member is configured to contact and move a portion of the first plug member in plugging a body passageway. These plug members may be formed with one or more of a variety of biocompatible materials including some that are naturally derived and some that are non-naturally derived. In another embodiment, such a plugging assembly is combined with a device that is suitable for delivering the assembly into a body passageway.

La présente invention concerne, dans certains aspects, des dispositifs et des procédés de bouchage de voies de passage et autres espaces ouverts dans le corps. Dans un mode de réalisation, un ensemble de bouchage comprend un premier élément de bouchon et un deuxième élément de bouchon, le deuxième élément de bouchon étant configuré pour contacter et déplacer une partie du premier élément de bouchon lors du bouchage d'une voie de passage dans le corps. Ces éléments de bouchon peuvent être formés avec un ou plusieurs matériaux biocompatibles parmi une variété de matériaux biocompatibles, y compris certains qui sont des dérivés naturels et d'autres qui sont des dérivés non naturels. Dans un autre mode de réalisation, un tel ensemble de bouchage est combiné avec un dispositif qui est adapté pour délivrer l'ensemble dans une voie de passage corporelle.

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