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Heated vascular occlusion coil development system

US6277126A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 21, 1999
Grant dateAug 21, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/12068
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An embolic coil deployment system for placing a coil at a preselected site within a vessel of the human body. The deployment system includes a heating element at the distal end of a delivery member and a heat responsive coupling for holding the coil during positioning of the coil and activation means for releasing the coil at a desired position within the vessel.

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