Vasoocclusion coil with attached fibrous element(s)
US5304194A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 2, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 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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