Aneurysm embolization device and deployment system
US7070609B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/1205
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An aneurysm embolization device and deployment system for use in occluding the flow of blood at a preselected position within a vessel of the human body comprising a headpiece and a plurality of spherical members linked together with a central connecting member, which, when deployed the embolization device occludes the flow of blood in a high volume or wide neck aneurysm.
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