Eversion resistant sleeves
CA 2595246 C · Owner: Melanson, David A. · Inventors: Parker, Ian; Melanson, David A.; Levine, Andy H.
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The invention relates to improved means for preventing eversion and subsequent obstruction of thin-walled, floppy gastrointestinal liners implanted in the digestive tract of an animal. The implantable devices include an anchor (705) adapted for attachment within a natural body lumen and a thin-walled floppy , sleeve (710) open at both ends and defining a lumen therebetween. A substantial length of the sleeve has material characteristics that result in the sleeve being prone to eversion in the presence of retrograde pressures. Exemplary eversion-resistant features provide an increased stiffness and/or an increased friction coefficient between the anchor and the proximal end of the …
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- Filed January 18, 2006 and granted March 31, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 18, 2026.
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