Method and system 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. System and method for opening and temporarily supporting a section of a generally tubular organ, the system includes a dilation catheter, th...
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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.
System and method for opening and temporarily supporting a section of a generally tubular organ, the system includes a dilation catheter, the dilation catheter includes an integrally connected shape memory catheter tip, the shape memory catheter tip, is made of a shape memory alloy, wherein said shape memory catheter tip assumes a first shape at a first temperature and a second shape at a second temperature. |
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