Embolic coil deployment system with improved embolic coil
US6183491A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/12081
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical device for placing an embolic coil at a preselected location within a vessel comprising a positioning catheter having a distal tip for retaining the embolic coil which when pressurized with a fluid expands outwardly to release the coil at the preselected position and including an embolic coil having a relatively flexible proximal portion which resists stretching.
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