Patent ID: 9144438
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical device, comprising: a first elongate member defining a first and a second interior region; and a second elongate member configured to be coupled to a second anatomical structure within the body of the patient, wherein the first interior region is enclosed to retain a portion of the second elongate member, the first elongate member and the second elongate member having a first configuration in which the first elongate member and the second elongate member have a first length when the portion of the second elongate member is disposed within the first interior region of the first elongate member, wherein the first elongate member and the second elongate member can be moved from the first configuration to a second configuration in which the first elongate member and the second elongate member have a second length different than the first length, and a volume of fluid is disposed within only the first interior region of the first elongate member, the volume of fluid configured to at least partially control the movement of the first elongate member and the second elongate member between the first configuration and the second configuration.