Electroactive polymer actuated sheath for implantable or...

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A - Human Necessities

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A61F 2/06 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2544737

A medical device delivery sheath (98), which comprises an active member (98e) that volumetrically expands and contracts upon application of an appropriate electrical or example, potential (95). The active member further comprises an electroactive polymer, for example, polypyrrole. Also described is a medical device delivery system comprising the same, as well as a method of delivering a medical device using the same.

L'invention porte sur une gaine de distribution de dispositif médical (98), qui comprend un organe actif (98e) dont le volume gonfle et se contracte lorsqu'est appliqué un potentiel électrique approprié (95). L'organe actif comprend en outre un polymère électroactif, par exemple un polypyrrole. L'invention concerne également un système de distribution de dispositif médical renfermant la gaine précitée, et un procédé de distribution de dispositif médical faisant appel à ladite gaine.

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