OCCLUDER, AND MEDICAL DEVICE
The present invention provides an occluder and a medical device. The occluder comprises: an occluding unit having a remote end and a near end; and a position-limiting unit connected to the remote end and the near end for limiting an extension distance therebetween. The position-limiting unit is connected to the remote end and the near end of the occluding unit to limit the extension distance therebetween, such that the occluder is in an entirely or partially collapsed state when in a sheath, thereby preventing the issue of the occluder occupying an excessive length of the sheath. The occluder is not fully extended while in the sheath, but instead remains in an entirely or partially collapsed state, so as to better maintain the dimensions of the occluder after the same is released from the sheath.
1 . An occluder, comprising:
an occlusion member having a distal end and a proximal end; and
a limiting member connected to each of the distal and proximal ends and configured to limit an elongating distance between the distal and proximal ends.
2 . The occluder of claim 1 , wherein the limiting member is a flexible structure and has its two ends connected to the distal and proximal ends respectively.
3 . The occluder of claim 2 , wherein the occluder further comprises a hollow structure, the limiting member being located in a chamber of the hollow structure, the hollow structure being located in the occlusion member.
4 . The occluder of claim 3 , wherein the hollow structure is a spring or a telescopic tube.
5 . The occluder of claim 1 , wherein the limiting member is an elastic structure or a telescopic structure and has its two ends connected to the distal and proximal ends respectively.
6 . The occluder of claim 5 , wherein the elastic structure is an elastic string or a spring, and wherein the telescopic structure is a nested tube formed by multiple metal tube sections that are nested one into another.
7 . The occluder of claim 6 , wherein the occluder further comprises at least one deflecting member, through which at least one end of the limiting member is connected to the distal end or proximal end.
8 . The occluder of claim 1 , wherein the limiting member is connected to the distal and proximal ends by means of suturing, bonding, hot-melting, welding, threading or snapping.
9 . The occluder of claim 1 , wherein the occlusion member comprises a frame covered with a membrane, and wherein the distal and proximal ends are located on the frame.
10 . A medical device, comprising:
a sheath defining a delivery channel; and
the occluder of claim 1 , wherein the occluder is able to reach a target site through the delivery channel, wherein when the occluder is loaded in the sheath, the occlusion member of the occluder is in a partially or fully folded configuration, and the limiting member of the occluder is straightened to limit the elongating distance between the distal and proximal ends of the occlusion member, and wherein when the occluder is released from the sheath, the occlusion member is in an deployed configuration, and the limiting member is in an unconstrained state.