Apparatus for deployment of micro-coil using a catheter
US6500149B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/9511
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The apparatus for deployment of a therapeutic device such as a micro-coil provides for a pusher member and a connector fiber for securing the therapeutic device to the pusher member. The connector fiber passes adjacent to a distal heating end of an elongated, flexible heat pipe member within the distal portion of the pusher member, for heating and breaking the connector fiber to release the therapeutic device when a desired placement of the therapeutic device within the vasculature is achieved.
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