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Small diameter embolic coil hydraulic deployment system

US6994711B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 19, 2002
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2023

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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