Systems, devices, and methods for delivering a lumen occlusion device using distal and/or proximal control
US9339275B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/0108
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A delivery apparatus for a lumen occlusion device includes a pusher configured for releasably coupling with and pushing and pulling a proximal end of the occlusion device in a distal or proximal direction and a distal control wire capable of releasably coupling with the distal end and the proximal end of the occlusion device. The control wire may be configured for moving the distal end of the occlusion device in both proximal and distal directions allowing precise simultaneous control of both proximal and distal ends of the occlusion device. Control of both ends provides for placing the occlusion device in tension during delivery through a delivery catheter, thereby reducing delivery forces, achieving greater compaction of the occlusion device in the lumen, and precisely locating both distal and proximal ends of the occlusion device within the lumen.
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