Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
Autonomously growing implantable device
An implantable, autonomously growing medical device is disclosed. The device may have an outer, braided outer element that holds an inner core. Degradation and/or softening of the inner core permits the outer element to elongate, allowing the device to grow with surrounding tissue. The growth profile of the medical device can be controlled by altering the shape/material/cure conditions of the inner core, as well as the geometry of the outer element.
Children's Medical Center Corporation The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
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Eric N. Eoin D. Jeffrey M. Veaceslav Douglas P. Yuhan Pedro J. Haruo Nikolay V. Peter
Feins O'Cearbhaill Karp Arabagi Perrin Lee del Nido Yamauchi Vasilyev Hammer