Detachable embolic coil assembly using interlocking clasps and method of use
US5250071A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0091
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention is a surgical instrument and specifically is a device for delivering an embolic coil to a selected site within the vasculature of a human body via use of a catheter. In particular, the device uses embolic coils having interlocking clasps on the coils which are secured to each other by a control wire within the catheter. Retraction of the control wire into the catheter body uncouples the distal coil.
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