US 11,771,435 B2
Expandable implant and implant system
Thomas S. Wilson, San Leandro, CA (US); Ward Small, IV, Livermore, CA (US); William J. Benett, Livermore, CA (US); Jason M. Ortega, Pacifica, CA (US); Duncan J. Maitland, College Station, TX (US); and Jonathan Hartman, Sacramento, CA (US)
Assigned to Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US); and The Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX (US)
Filed by LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC, Livermore, CA (US); and THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, College Station, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/155,493.
Application 17/155,493 is a continuation of application No. 15/984,003, filed on May 18, 2018, granted, now 10,898,199.
Application 15/984,003 is a continuation of application No. 13/325,906, filed on Dec. 14, 2011, granted, now 10,010,327, issued on Jul. 3, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/423,926, filed on Dec. 16, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/423,920, filed on Dec. 16, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2021/0137527 A1, May 13, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/12113 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1214 (2013.01); A61B 17/1215 (2013.01); A61B 17/12145 (2013.01); A61B 17/12181 (2013.01); A61B 17/12163 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00871 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12054 (2013.01); A61M 25/0668 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0042 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An implantable system to fill an anatomic void, the system comprising:
a carrier element; and
a shape memory polymer foam covering a majority of the carrier element, the shape memory polymer foam having primary and secondary shapes and including first and second shape memory polymer portions;
wherein the shape memory polymer foam pivots the first shape memory polymer portion about the second shape memory polymer portion when the shape memory polymer foam is in its primary shape and also when the shape memory polymer foam is in its secondary shape;
wherein an adhesive couples the shape memory polymer foam to the carrier element with the adhesive adhering to the carrier element and the shape memory polymer foam adhering to the adhesive;
wherein the adhesive includes an additional polymer.