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Vasoocclusion coil with attached fibrous element(s)

US5304194A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 2, 1992
Grant dateApr 19, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2230/0091
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for occluding a blood vessel comprising a helical metal coil having at least one fibrous element attached to its proximal end wherein the fibrous element(s) extends in a sinusoidal wave configuration, the loops of which extend about individual windings at spaced intervals along the axis of the coil.

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