Heated vascular occlusion coil deployment system
US7182774B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2024 |
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 the heating element is heated to reduce the strength of the heat responsive coupling for releasing the coil at a desired position within the vessel.
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