Detachable pusher-vasoocclusion coil assembly with threaded coupling
US5234437A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/12095
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pusher-vasoocclusive coil assembly that is advanced through a catheter to a site within a vessel and is manipulated to detach the coil from the assembly. The pusher has a distal end that is initially threaded into the proximal end of the coil and the assembly includes a sleeve that is slid over the pusher and whose distal edge abuts the proximal end of the coil to hold the coil in place while the distal end of the pusher is threaded out of the coil to detach the coil at the site.
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