CPC A61B 17/12113 (2013.01) [A61B 17/12099 (2013.01); A61B 17/1214 (2013.01); A61B 17/12172 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12063 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. An implant comprising:
a proximal hub defining a lumen;
an expandable portion extending distally from the proximal hub, the expandable portion configured to define an open volume in an uncompressed state, the open volume in fluid communication with the lumen; and
an expansion member having a distal end portion coupled to the proximal hub and a proximal end portion coupled to a distal region of a delivery wire, the expansion member being biased to contract from a non-relaxed state toward a relaxed state and thereby move the distal region of the delivery wire distally toward the distal end portion of the expansion member, wherein the expansion member does not extend to a distal end of the implant, and
wherein at least a portion of the delivery wire is disposed within the lumen.
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