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US 2023/0404751 A1Published application
Expandable implantable conduit
AssigneePECA Labs, Inc.
InventorsC. Douglas BERNSTEIN, Arush KALRA, Denver FAULK
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Abstract
Implantable devices including conduits that have markings along the length of the conduit are described herein.
Claims15
A device comprising:
- a plastically deformable conduit comprising a continuous sheet of a biocompatible polymer, the plastically deformable conduit having an outer surface having a length;
- and
- an additional component;
- wherein the plastically deformable conduit has a plurality of dashed radiopaque circumferential markings spaced along the length of the outer surface;
- wherein the plastically deformable conduit has a plurality of dashed radiopaque longitudinal markings spaced along the length of the outer surface;
- and
- wherein the plastically deformable conduit is configured to be expanded from a pre-expansion state having a pre-expansion inner diameter to a post-expansion state having a post-expansion inner diameter.
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A method comprising:
- printing a plurality of dashed radiopaque circumferential markings spaced along a circumference and a length of a conduit by pad-printing with a cliché;
- and
- printing a plurality of dashed radiopaque longitudinal markings spaced along the length of the conduit by a pad-printing with a cliché;
- wherein the plurality of dashed radiopaque circumferential markings spaced along the length of the conduit are separated by a distance greater than a diameter of the conduit;
- wherein the conduit comprises a continuous sheet of a biocompatible polymer;
- wherein the conduit is configured to be expanded from a pre-expansion state having a pre-expansion inner diameter to a post-expansion state having a post-expansion inner diameter;
- and
- wherein an additional component is disposed within the conduit.
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A method of monitoring an implantable device, the method comprising:
- implanting the implantable device comprising:
- a plastically deformable conduit comprising a continuous sheet of a biocompatible polymer, the plastically deformable conduit having an outer surface having a length;
- and
- an additional component;
- wherein the plastically deformable conduit has a plurality of dashed radiopaque circumferential markings spaced along the length of the outer surface;
- wherein the plastically deformable conduit has a plurality of dashed radiopaque longitudinal markings spaced along the length of the outer surface;
- and
- wherein the plastically deformable conduit is configured to be expanded from a pre-expansion state having a pre-expansion inner diameter to a post-expansion state having a post-expansion inner diameter;
- and
- expanding the plastically deformable conduit from the pre-expansion state to the post-expansion state;
- and
- visualizing at least one of:
- the plurality of dashed radiopaque circumferential markings and the plurality of dashed radiopaque longitudinal markings;
- thereby monitoring a parameter of the conduit in the pre-expansion state and the post-expansion state;
- wherein the parameter is selected from the group consisting of a position, a circumference, a length, and a combination thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.