Methods of and apparatus for treating vascular defects
US6375606B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2430/36
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for treating vascular defects. A catheter having a selectively energizeable coil on its distal end. The catheter is particularly adapted for the delivery of magnetic embolic materials. The coil can be energized to aid in the magnetic navigation of the catheter, to help retain magnetic material in the catheter, to draw ejected magnetic material back into the catheter. A catheter can also be used to deliver a magnetic patch that can be magnetically applied to a vascular defect such as an aneurysm.
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