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FLOW CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE

  • US 20110130702A1
  • Filed: 01/31/2011
  • Published: 06/02/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/19/1999
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for controlling flow of a fluid through a vessel of a human, the system comprising:

  • a plurality of constriction applicators configured to apply partial constriction over an elongate portion of the vessel to provide a reduced flow through an AV graft or an AV fistula, the vessel having a diameter “

    D”

    in an unconstricted state, the elongate portion being constricted having a length “

    L”

    , the length “

    L”

    being at least twice the diameter “

    D”

    ; and

    an adjuster configured to change the degree of constriction to modify the flow through the AV graft or the AV fistula.

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