Patent ID: 11877751
Assignee: EMORY UNIVERSITY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A method of occluding a lumen of a body, comprising:
providing a device having an expandable assembly in a collapsed configuration at a region of interest within a lumen, the device including:
a body having a first end, a second end, and a length therebetween, the body having a central lumen along the length;
a first base member fixedly disposed at the first end and having a first opening corresponding to the central lumen;
a second base member fixedly disposed at the second end and having a second opening corresponding to the central lumen;
the expandable assembly being movable along the length of the body with respect to the first base member, the expandable assembly including:
an assembly hub member disposed between the first base member and the second base member, the assembly hub member being movably disposed along the length of the body; and
a plurality of struts (i) configured to move between the collapsed configuration and the expanded configuration and (ii) disposed between the first base member and the assembly hub member;
the expandable assembly being configured to move between the collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration; and
the expandable assembly being configured to expand radially with respect to the body when in the expanded configuration: and

one or more supporting members disposed between the first base member and the second base member; and

causing one or more actuating members to pull the assembly hub member of the expandable assembly towards the first base member of the device to cause the expandable assembly to move to the expanded configuration to occlude the lumen.