Aneurysm neck obstruction device
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1. An aneurysm treatment device for at least partially closing a portion of a vascular aneurysm, comprising:
- a neck bridge having a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration;
an actuation mechanism configured to be temporarily engaged to the neck bridge to convert the neck bridge between the delivery configuration and the deployed configuration.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device for at least partially closing a portion of a vascular aneurysm is disclosed. The treatment device includes a neck bridge having a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration. The device also includes an actuation mechanism configured to be temporarily engaged to the neck bridge to convert the neck bridge between the delivery configuration and the deployed configuration.
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1. An aneurysm treatment device for at least partially closing a portion of a vascular aneurysm, comprising:
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a neck bridge having a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration;
an actuation mechanism configured to be temporarily engaged to the neck bridge to convert the neck bridge between the delivery configuration and the deployed configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of treating an aneurysm in a parent vessel having a lumen, the aneurysm having a neck and inner wall defining a cavity that is in communication with the lumen, the method comprising:
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providing a collapsible neck bridge configured to be temporarily engaged by an actuation mechanism;
endovascularly moving the collapsible neck bridge in a delivery configuration, wherein the actuation mechanism is engaged to the collapsible neck bridge, to a site proximate the aneurysm; and
disengaging the actuation mechanism from the collapsible neck bridge so as to covert the collapsible neck bridge from the delivery configuration to a deployed configuration. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system for treating an aneurysm in a vessel, the aneurysm having an inner wall and a neck defining a cavity, the system comprising:
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a treatment device;
an actuation mechanism; and
whereinthe treatment device comprises a collapsible neck bridge configured to be temporarily engaged by the actuation mechanism, the collapsible neck bridge being in a delivery configuration when the actuation mechanism is engaged thereto, and in a deployed configuration when the actuation mechanism is disengaged there from. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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