Piezoelectric vascular implant release device
US8123774B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/1209
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a devices and methods for their use for the release of medical workpieces such as, without limitation, embolic devices, from apparatuses used to deliver them to a target site in a patient's body involving use of a piezoelectric member that is fracturable and/or an adhesive layer that is susceptible to adhesive or cohesive failure.
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