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Stretch resistant embolic coil with variable stiffness

US6179857A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 1999
Grant dateJan 30, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B17/12022
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An embolic coil which may be placed at a preselected location within a vessel comprising a helically wound coil in which various combinations of adjacent turns are spot welded together to create a stretch resistant coil of a preselected flexibility.

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