Stricture retractor
First Claim
1. A system for reducing approximation of a plurality of wound edges of a stricture that affects a cross-sectional area of a lumen in a mammal, the system comprising:
- a body defining a passageway for fluid flow and positionable in the lumen;
a separating device disposed relative to the body for adjusting the cross-sectional area of the lumen, the separating device including a first wing, a second wing, and at least one rib disposed on an inside surface of at least one of the first and second wing, the first wing being configured to rotate about a first axis in a first direction to move from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, the second wing configured to rotate about a second axis in a second direction to move from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, the first axis and the second axis being substantially parallel to the passageway, the first direction different from the second direction, andan actuating mechanism in communication with the at least one rib to adjust the amount of opening of the first wing or the second wing.
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Abstract
The invention includes a system and method for reducing the approximation of wound edges of a stricture that affects a cross-sectional area of a lumen in a mammal. The system includes a body defining a passageway for fluid flow. The body is positionable in the lumen. The system also includes a separating device disposed relative to the body. The separating device can adjust the cross-sectional area of the lumen to reduce approximation of the plurality of wound edges of the stricture. Moreover, the separating device facilitates fluid flow through the passageway of the body.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for reducing approximation of a plurality of wound edges of a stricture that affects a cross-sectional area of a lumen in a mammal, the system comprising:
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a body defining a passageway for fluid flow and positionable in the lumen; a separating device disposed relative to the body for adjusting the cross-sectional area of the lumen, the separating device including a first wing, a second wing, and at least one rib disposed on an inside surface of at least one of the first and second wing, the first wing being configured to rotate about a first axis in a first direction to move from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, the second wing configured to rotate about a second axis in a second direction to move from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, the first axis and the second axis being substantially parallel to the passageway, the first direction different from the second direction, and an actuating mechanism in communication with the at least one rib to adjust the amount of opening of the first wing or the second wing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for reducing approximation of wound edges of a stricture that affects a cross-sectional area of a lumen in a mammal, the system comprising:
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a first wing means and a second wing means capable of rotational deployment from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration for adjusting the cross-sectional area of the lumen to reduce approximation of the wound edges of the stricture, the first wing means being configured to rotate about a first axis in a first direction, the second wing means having being configured to rotate about a second axis in a second direction, the first direction being different from the second direction; means for facilitating fluid flow through the lumen after adjusting the cross-sectional area of the lumen, said facilitating means comprising a passageway for fluid flow, wherein the axes of rotation for the first wing means and the second wing means are substantially parallel to the passageway, and means for adjusting the amount of opening of the first wing means and the second wing means, the means for adjusting the amount of opening including at least one rib disposed on an inside surface of at least one of the first and second wing means. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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