Flexible embolic device delivery system
US7651513B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/12063
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides an embolic assembly delivery apparatus having superior flexibility characteristics at its distal end, that is, at the point of attachment of the embolic assembly to the delivery apparatus. It also provides a method of using the apparatus to deliver an embolic assembly to a target site in a patient's body.
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