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Detachable aneurysm neck bridge

US8529556B2 · kind B2 · utility

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68References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignees

Stryker Corporation · US
Stryker NV Operations Limited · IE

Inventors

Richard Murphy · Sunnyvale, US
Michael P. Wallace · Pleasanton, US
Tri D. Tran · Willow View Lane, US
Kim Nguyen · Austin, US
Hanh Ho · San Jose, US
My Doan · Singapore, SG
Robert M. Abrams · Los Gatos, US
Harold Carrison · Pleasanton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 11, 2013
Grant date	Sep 10, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 11, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/12063
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for bridging a neck of an aneurysm, comprises a junction region, one or more radially extending array elements secured to the junction region, each array element having an unfolded shape and a delivery shape; and a cover attached to the junction region, and extending over the delivery shape of the array elements, wherein each array element is attached at one end to the junction region and the array elements are constructed and arranged to unfold the cover when assuming their unfolded shape, and wherein the device further comprises a tip, and each array element is attached at another end to the tip, the tip comprising an opening through which a vaso-occlusive device or occlusion fluid may be delivered.

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