Small diameter deployment system with improved headpiece
US6811561B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/12081
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical apparatus for placing an embolic coil at a preselected position within a vessel comprising a coil assembly having an embolic coil attached to a cylindrical headpiece having at least one bending point formed by a circumferential groove and a deployment catheter having a distal section for retaining the coil assembly such that, when the deployment catheter is pressurized with a fluid the distal section of the catheter expands radially to release the coil assembly at the preselected position.
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