Embolic device delivery system
US7942894B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/12054
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vascular occlusion device deployment system is provided for deploying an embolic device at a preselected site within the vasculature of a patient. The deployment system includes a tubular element having a catch movably located within the tubular element. The catch has a normal open configuration and a closed configuration. When in the closed configuration, the catch grasps a headpiece of an embolic device. The tubular element has a constraining section and a releasing section. When the catch is within the constraining section of the tubular element, the constraining section acts upon the catch to keep the catch in a closed configuration. When the catch is moved to the releasing section, the catch returns to its normally open configuration and releases its grasp of the embolic device headpiece.
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