Method and system with shape memory heating apparatus for temporarily supporting a tubular organ
The present invention relates to a method and a device for widening tubular organs in general and to a method and a device for widening arteries in particular. There is provided a system for opening and temporarily supporting a section of a generally tubular organ. The system includes a dilation cat...
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| Zusammenfassung: | The present invention relates to a method and a device for widening tubular organs in general and to a method and a device for widening arteries in particular.
There is provided a system for opening and temporarily supporting a section of a generally tubular organ. The system includes a dilation catheter which has an integrally connected shape memory catheter tip. The shape memory catheter tip is made of a shape memory alloy. The shape memory catheter tip assumes a first shape at a first temperature and a second shape at a second temperature. Accordingly, the shape memory catheter tip is inserted into the body of the patient, while being in a narrow shape and expands within the body of the patient. |
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