CPC A61M 29/00 (2013.01) [A61M 2205/0216 (2013.01); A61M 2205/36 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. A dilation system comprising:
a plurality of springs axially disposed in a tube, said plurality of springs having an Austenite state having a temperature T1A, an Austenite final temperature AfA and Martensite state having a temperature MfA;
said tube having an Austenite state having a temperature T1B, an Austenite final temperature AfB and Martensite state;
said plurality of springs and said tube having a parent stage, compressed stage and dilated stage;
in said parent stage, said plurality of springs are at a temperature T1A that is higher than said Austenite final temperature AfA (T1A>AfA) with a spring diameter D01;
in said parent stage, each of said plurality of springs define a first circumference;
in said parent stage, said tube is in said Austenite state at a temperature T1B that is higher than said Austenite final temperature AfB (T1B>AfB) with a tube diameter D02 which is smaller than said spring diameter D01;
in said compressed stage, said plurality of springs transform to said Martensite state by having a temperature lower than said Martensite temperature MfA and are compressed to a diameter D2 under external pressure P2 created by said tube;
in said compressed stage, each of said plurality of springs define a second circumference which is smaller than said first circumference;
in said dilated stage, said plurality of springs transform to said Austenite stage by having a temperature T3 greater than said Austenite final temperature AfA;
in said dilated stage, said plurality of springs radially expand to a third circumference which may be the same as said first circumference, larger than said first circumference, or smaller than said first circumference but larger than said second circumference due to pressure exerted by said tube;
in said dilated stage, said tube transforms to said Martensite state due to internal pressure caused by said radial expansion of said plurality of springs and
wherein spring height increases when transitioning from said dilated stage to said compressed stage.
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