Shape memory polymer foams for endovascular therapies [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 620.1 Engineering mechanics and materials
• Thông tin xuất bản: Livermore, Calif : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2015
• Mô tả vật lý: Medium: ED : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 261223
• Chủ đề: 1. 36 materials science; 2. 59 basic biological sciences; 3. 60 applied life sciences

Tóm tắt

A system for occluding a physical anomaly. One embodiment comprises a shape memory material body wherein the shape memory material body fits within the physical anomaly occluding the physical anomaly. The shape memory material body has a primary shape for occluding the physical anomaly and a secondary shape for being positioned in the physical anomaly.