Complex vaso-occlusive coils
US7485123B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/12054
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vaso-occlusive device includes a member that forms a series of at least four successive loops, each loop of the series having a different axis than, and lying in a separate plane from, any other loop of the series. Each plane in which a loop lies forms an angle greater than 30 degrees with any immediately proceeding, and any immediately succeeding, plane.
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