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Vascular inducing implants

  • US 6,802,858 B2
  • Filed: 01/31/2001
  • Issued: 10/12/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tissue implant device for implantation into ischemic tissue comprising:

  • an implant having a first configuration with a first profile and a second configuration having a second profile that is greater than the first profile whereby surrounding tissue into which the implant is placed in stress and is irritated sufficiently to cause an injury response including thrombosis formation that initiates angiogenesis;

    the implant comprising a plurality of expandable members each having a free end and an end joined to the implant, each member configured to diverge away from a substantially common central longitudinal axis of the implant during self-expansion from the first configuration to the second configuration.

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