Aneurysm embolization device and development system
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1. An aneurysm embolization device and deployment system for use in placing said emoblization device at a preselected position within a vessel of the body, said embolization device and deployment system comprising:
- a deployment catheter having a small diameter lumen extending therethrough and having a proximal section and a distal section, said catheter being formed of a material which is sufficiently flexible to pass through the vessels of the body;
an embolization device including a headpiece having a proximal section and a distal section;
a central connecting member which takes the form of a flexible fiber, said connecting member having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of said connecting member being attached to the distal section of said headpiece;
a spherical member which takes the form of a small diameter ball, said spherical member being carried by said central connecting member; and
, said proximal section of said headpiece being disposed at the distal section of said deployment catheter for release at the preselected position within the body.
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Abstract
An aneurysm embolization device and deployment system for use in occluding the flow of blood at a preselected position within a vessel of the human body comprising a headpiece and a plurality of spherical members linked together with a central connecting member, which, when deployed the embolization device occludes the flow of blood in a high volume or wide neck aneurysm.
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1. An aneurysm embolization device and deployment system for use in placing said emoblization device at a preselected position within a vessel of the body, said embolization device and deployment system comprising:
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a deployment catheter having a small diameter lumen extending therethrough and having a proximal section and a distal section, said catheter being formed of a material which is sufficiently flexible to pass through the vessels of the body;
an embolization device including a headpiece having a proximal section and a distal section;
a central connecting member which takes the form of a flexible fiber, said connecting member having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of said connecting member being attached to the distal section of said headpiece;
a spherical member which takes the form of a small diameter ball, said spherical member being carried by said central connecting member; and
,said proximal section of said headpiece being disposed at the distal section of said deployment catheter for release at the preselected position within the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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