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Complex vaso-occlusive coils

US7485123B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims
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Filing dateMar 1, 2004
Grant dateFeb 3, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 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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