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US 2006/0069425 A1Published application
Ciliated stent-like-system
AssigneeSearete LLC, a limited liability corporation of the Stste of Delaware
InventorsW. Hillis, Muriel Ishikawa, Clarence Tegreene, Richa Wilson, Victoria Wood, Lowell Wood
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Abstract
A ciliated stent-like system and method of operating the same.
Claims83
A device, comprising:
- a flexible hollow portion with an outer surface and an inner surface and wherein the flexible hollow portion is sized for placement in a location in a receiver;
- and
- a plurality of movable parts coupled to the inner surface of the flexible hollow portion, the movable parts operable as a group for moving particles.
The device of claim 2, wherein the flexible hollow portion further comprises:
- a substantially tubular or cylindrical structure.
A method of making a device, comprising:
- forming a supporting passage implantable in a recipient;
- coupling a plurality of moving parts to the supporting passage;
- and
- sizing the supporting passage and the plurality of moving parts coupled to the supporting passage for placement in a location in the recipient.
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A method, comprising:
- placing a hollow expandable device in a luminal portion of a recipient wherein the interior of the hollow expandable device is coupled to one or more moving pieces;
- positioning the hollow expandable device in the lumen of the organ;
- and
- monitoring the hollow expandable device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.