Multi-layer braided structures for occluding vascular defects and for occluding fluid flow through portions of the vasculature of the body
US8398670B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00867
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A collapsible medical device and associated methods of occluding an abnormal opening in, for example, a body organ, wherein the medical device is shaped from plural layers of a heat-treatable metal fabric. Each of the fabric layers is formed from a plurality of metal strands and the assembly is heat-treated within a mold in order to substantially set a desired shape of the device. By incorporating plural layers in the thus-formed medical device, the ability of the device to rapidly occlude an abnormal opening in a body organ is significantly improved.
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