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Thin Film Metallic Device for Plugging Aneurysms or Vessels

  • US 20080097495A1
  • Filed: 09/16/2005
  • Published: 04/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A thin film occlusion device for occluding at least a portion of a body vessel in a human subject, comprising:

  • a distal end portion having a substantially closed end configuration;

    a proximal end portion;

    a body portion extending between said distal end portion and said proximal end portion; and

    a plurality of slot members associated with at least a selected one of said body portion, distal end portion, and proximal end portion, wherein said slot members are in a generally open condition when the occlusion device is in a collapsed orientation suitable for passage through a medical delivery apparatus, and wherein said slot members are in a generally closed condition with radial expansion movement of the occlusion device to a deployed orientation for occlusion action within a body vessel.

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