Shape-Changing Medical Device, Kit, Method Of Production, And Method Of Use
OwnerStevan Nielsen, Bodo Quint +2inventors
InventorsStevan Nielsen, Bodo Quint, Gerd Seibold, Ib Erling Joergensen
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to treatment of disorders in the heart rhythm regulation system and, more particularly, to a medical device for tissue cutting and/or migrating wherein the cutting and/or migrating is at least partly actuated by the swelling of a swellable material. The disclosure furthermore relates to a method of producing such a medical device, a kit of such medical devices, and a method for treating such disorders.
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A medical device configured for reducing undesired signal transmission in a body vessel adjacent to the heart and/or a heart tissue by isolating electrical propagation thereof by cutting and/or migrating into said vessel and/or heart tissue, wherein said medical device is configured for cutting and/or migrating by changing its shape, and
- wherein said medical device comprises a swellable material which is capable of actuating said change of shape via swelling due to water absorption by said swellable material.
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