Patent · US Expired

Embolic coil introducer system

US7018394B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by
24References
32Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 10, 2002
Grant dateMar 28, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 7, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/1205
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus system (38) and method for introducing and retrieving a medical device deployment system (50) into the vasculature of a human body at a preselected position within a vessel. The apparatus (38) includes an introducer (10) having a detachable and re-attachable sheath (12) disposed about a deployment catheter (42).

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