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US 2022/0054801 A1Published application
Electrically-Responsive Hydrogels
AssigneeMicroVention, Inc.
InventorsRoss Tsukashima, Heath Bowman
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Abstract
Implants comprising electrically-responsive hydrogel are described. Systems to provide electricity to induce response in hydrogel-containing implants are described. Methods for utilizing said system and methods for utilizing said hydrogel-containing implants are described.
Claims19
A method of electrically inducing a change in state of a hydrogel of an implant comprising:
- advancing the implant outside of a delivery device;
- and,
- applying electrical current from a power source connected to the implant, through a patient's body, and through the hydrogel of the implant so as to control contraction and/or expansion of the hydrogel of the implant.
A method of electrically inducing a change in state of a hydrogel of an implant comprising:
- applying electrical current from a power source, through a delivery device, through a implant comprising hydrogel, and through a patient's body, wherein the electrical current controls contraction and/or expansion of the hydrogel of the implant.
A method of electrically inducing a change in state of a hydrogel of an implant comprising:
- creating an electrical pathway between a power source, a delivery device, an implant comprising hydrogel, and through a patient's body;
- applying electrical current through the pathway control contraction and/or expansion of the hydrogel of the implant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.