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VARYING DIAMETER VASCULAR IMPLANT AND BALLOON

  • US 20110112625A1
  • Filed: 05/27/2010
  • Published: 05/12/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for deploying an expandable implant in a body passage of varying diameter, the method comprising:

  • selecting a balloon having a radial dimension that varies, when the balloon is inflated, in accordance with the varying diameter of the body passage;

    inserting the balloon, in a deflated state, into the body passage, with the expandable implant fitted radially around the balloon; and

    inflating the balloon so as to cause the implant to open, responsively to the varying radial dimension of the balloon, into an expanded shape that approximately matches the varying diameter of the body passage, thus anchoring the implant in the body passage.

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