Small diameter embolic coil hydraulic deployment system
US6379374B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/12081
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical device for placing a very small embolic coil at a preselected location within a vessel comprising a positioning catheter having a distal tip for retaining a headpiece with an attached embolic coil such that when the catheter is pressurized with a fluid the distal tip of the catheter expands outwardly to release the headpiece and coil at the preselected position.
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