Flow controller for vessel banding
AssigneeRenal Devices Inc.
InventorsMark D. Lauren, Daniel J. D'Arcy
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Abstract
A flow controller arranged to provide controlled constriction of a hollow body conduit, including a catheter including a first end and a second end, a strap slidably arranged within the catheter, the strap including a third end and a fourth end, the third end arranged to be connected to the catheter to form a loop, and a tensioning means connected to the second end and the fourth end, wherein the tensioning means is operatively arranged to axially displace the strap relative to the catheter to increase and decrease a diameter of the loop.
Claims20
A flow controller arranged to provide controlled constriction of a hollow body conduit, comprising:
- a catheter including a first end and a second end;
- a strap slidably arranged within the catheter, the strap including a third end and a fourth end, the third end arranged to be connected to the catheter to form a loop;
- and,
- a tensioning means connected to the second end and the fourth end, wherein the tensioning means is operatively arranged to axially displace the strap relative to the catheter to increase and decrease a diameter of the loop.
A flow controller arranged to provide controlled constriction of a hollow body conduit, comprising:
- a catheter including a first end and a second end;
- a strap slidably arranged within the catheter, the strap including a third end and a fourth end, the third end operatively arranged to be removably connected to the catheter to form a loop, wherein the loop is arranged around the hollow body conduit;
- and,
- a tensioning means, including:
- a housing connected to the second end;
- and,
- a threaded rod slidably arranged in the housing, wherein the threaded rod is connected to the fourth end and is axially displaced relative to the housing to increase and decrease a diameter of the loop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.