Multi-layer braided structures for occluding vascular defects
US8777974B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD10B2509/06
- 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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