Medical device and vascularization method

US9101418B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9101418-B2
Application numberUS-201213406853-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 28, 2012
Priority dateFeb 28, 2011
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A medical device includes a tubular body having a first lumen so designed as to receive a fluid from an opening at one end of the first lumen and discharge the fluid from an opening at the other end of the first lumen, and an expandable body attached to the tubular body. The first lumen communicates with the space inside the expandable body and the expandable body expands by the internal pressure of the fluid which is injected from the opening at one end and enters the space inside the expandable body through the first lumen.

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What is claimed is: 1. A medical device positionable in a hole in a bone of a human body, the medical device comprising: a first tubular body possessing a size and configuration permitting the first tubular body to be positioned in the hole in the bone of the human body; a lumen extending through the first tubular body, the lumen possessing a first opening at one end of the lumen permitting a liquid to be introduced into the lumen and also possessing a second opening at an oppos…

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What does patent US9101418B2 cover?
A medical device includes a tubular body having a first lumen so designed as to receive a fluid from an opening at one end of the first lumen and discharge the fluid from an opening at the other end of the first lumen, and an expandable body attached to the tubular body. The first lumen communicates with the space inside the expandable body and the expandable body expands by the internal pressu…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tada Yuichi, Nakagawa Yuji, Hata Suguru, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B17/7258. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).