Three-dimensional complex coil
US9533344B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00867
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A complex coil and a fixture for forming same configured such that loops are formed having various configurations relative to each other. The configurations provide improved thrombus formation and reduced rotation or tumbling once implanted. The complex coil is formed of a material that may deformed for purposes of placing the complex coil into a catheter and returns to a complex shape that includes said loops once deployed.
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