Device for closure of a vascular defect and method of treating the same
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1. A device for the treatment of a vascular defect, said device comprising:
- at least one occlusive member having a first unexpanded configuration and a second expanded configuration; and
at least one securement member for securing said device to a support structure at the location of the vascular defect.
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Abstract
A device for the non-invasive treatment of a vascular defect. The device includes at least one occlusive member having a first unexpanded configuration and a second expanded configuration and at least one securement member for securing the vaso-occlusive device to a support structure at the location of the vascular defect.
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44 Claims
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1. A device for the treatment of a vascular defect, said device comprising:
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at least one occlusive member having a first unexpanded configuration and a second expanded configuration; and
at least one securement member for securing said device to a support structure at the location of the vascular defect. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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- 26. A vaso-occlusive device formed from a swellable material or a compressed foam, said vaso-occlusive device having at least one securement member.
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28. A method of occluding a vascular defect having an opening, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) deploying a support structure to said vascular defect said support structure having an opening for accepting a vaso-occlusive device;
b) deploying a vaso-occlusive device having at least one occlusive member having an expanded configuration and an unexpanded configuration and at least one securement member through said opening of said support structure and through said opening of said vascular defect into said vascular defect; and
c) expanding said at least one occlusive member; and
d) anchoring said vaso-occlusive device to said support structure with said at least one securement member. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of closing and occluding an opening of an aneurysm from a parent blood vessel, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) deploying a support structure at the site of the aneurysm said support structure having at least one opening for accepting a vaso-occlusive device, said vaso-occlusive device having at least one occlusive member which has an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration and at least one securement member, said support structure positioned at said opening of said aneurysm such that said at least one opening of said support structure is aligned with said opening of said aneurysm;
b) deploying said vaso-occlusive device wherein said at least one occlusive member is in its unexpanded configuration, through said at least one opening of said support structure and said opening of said aneurysm and into said aneurysm;
c) expanding said at least one occlusive member of said vaso-occlusive device to its expanded state whereby said vaso-occlusive device blocks said opening of said aneurysm from said parent blood vessel in its expanded state; and
d) anchoring said vaso-occlusive device to said support structure with said at least one securement member. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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44. In combination, a vaso-occlusive device having at least one securement member and a stent, the at least one securement member secured to the stent.
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