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Embolization particulates for occluding a blood vessel

  • US 10,456,235 B2
  • Filed: 03/02/2016
  • Issued: 10/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Embolization particulates suitable for occluding a blood vessel, the embolization particulates comprising:

  • a plurality of embolization beads, each of said embolization beads comprises;

    a plurality of outwardly protruding portions, wherein, upon a first one and a second one of said embolization beads accumulating against a boundary of the blood vessel, said protruding portions of said first embolization bead are configured to intermesh with said protruding portions of said second embolization bead, so as to occlude the blood vessel;

    wherein said embolization beads are formed with a tetrapod shape or a tetrahedron shape; and

    wherein the embolization beads are configured to resist aggregation prior to reaching the blood vessel, and to aggregate within the blood vessel once delivered thereto.

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