System for detaching an occlusive device within a mammalian body using a solderless, electrolytically severable joint
US6589230B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/1495
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A solderless sacrificial link between a detachable member which is placed at and is intended to remain at a desired site within the mammalian body and the core wire used to introduce the detachable member. The detachable member device may be one used to create emboli in the vascular system or may be of any other type deliverable into the human body and detached into an ionic aqueous environment, either for later removal or permanent placement.
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