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MECHANICALLY DETACHABLE VASO-OCCLUSIVE DEVICE

  • US 20080306503A1
  • Filed: 11/20/2007
  • Published: 12/11/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A device for delivering an occlusive element comprising:

  • an occlusive element including a securing member positioned at a proximal end thereof;

    an elongate sheath having a distal end and a proximal end and lumen extending between the distal and proximal ends;

    an elongate releasing member disposed within the lumen of the elongate sheath, the elongate releasing member including a proximal end and a distal end, the elongate releasing member being moveable within the lumen of the elongate sheath;

    a filament having first and second ends secured to the elongate sheath so as to form a loop segment; and

    wherein the device includes a locked state and an unlocked state, the locked state formed when the loop segment passes through the securing member and the distal end of the elongate releasing member engages with the loop segment passing through the securing member and wherein the unlocked state is formed when the distal end of the elongate releasing member is retracted proximally from the loop segment.

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