Heated vascular occlusion coil deployment system
US6743236B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2021 |
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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