Filamentary Devices For Treatment Of Vascular Defects
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Abstract
Braid-balls suitable for aneurysm occlusion and/or parent vessel occlusion/sacrifice (e.g., in treating neurovascular defects) are disclosed. Especially for aneurysm treatment, but also for either one of the aforementioned treatments, the form of the ball is very important. In particular, the density of the device is paramount in applications where braid itself is intended to moderate or stop blood flow—allowing thrombosis within a volume formed by the ball.
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35 Claims
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6. A device for treatment of a patient'"'"'s vasculature, comprising:
a self-expanding resilient permeable shell having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis and further comprising; a plurality of elongate resilient filaments with a woven structure secured relative to each other at proximal ends and distal ends thereof, a radially constrained elongated state configured for delivery within a microcatheter with the thin woven filaments extending longitudinally from the proximal end to the distal end radially adjacent each other along a length of the filaments, and an expanded relaxed state with a globular and longitudinally shortened configuration relative to the radially constrained state with the woven filaments forming the self-expanding resilient permeable shell in a smooth path radially expanded from the longitudinal axis between the proximal end and distal end including a plurality of openings in the shell formed between the woven filaments, the largest of said openings being configured to allow blood flow through the openings at a velocity below a thrombotic threshold velocity. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of treating a vascular defect of a patient, comprising:
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a) providing a device for treatment of a patient'"'"'s vasculature comprising a self-expanding resilient permeable shell of woven filaments, the permeable shell having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis, a radially constrained elongated state configured for delivery within a microcatheter with the woven filaments extending longitudinally from the proximal end to the distal end radially adjacent each other, and an expanded relaxed state with a globular and axially shortened configuration relative to the constrained state with the woven filaments forming the self-expanding resilient permeable shell in a smooth path radially expanded from the longitudinal axis between the proximal end and distal end and a plurality of openings in the shell formed between the woven filaments; b) advancing a delivery system within a patient'"'"'s body such that a distal end of the delivery system is disposed at a position adjacent or within a vascular defect to be treated; c) axially advancing the device for treatment of a patient'"'"'s vasculature within the delivery system while in a radially constrained state with an elongate delivery apparatus which has a distal end releasably secured to a proximal end of the device for treatment of the patient'"'"'s vasculature; d) axially advancing the device until the device emerges distally from a distal end of the delivery system and deploying the device such that the woven filaments of the device radially expand from their radially constrained state and expand into a globular configuration of the permeable shell which covers and acutely occludes at least a portion of an opening or neck of the vascular defect due to the pore size of the permeable shell which slows a flow of blood therethrough to a velocity below a thrombotic threshold velocity. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of occluding a vascular defect of a patient'"'"'s vasculature comprising
providing an expandable, porous vascular occlusion device formed from a woven shell of a plurality of filamentary members that are connected to each other on at least the proximal ends of the members forming a substantially closed globular structure with a shape that approximates a size and shape of the vascular defect; -
collapsing the device for delivery into the vascular system of the patient; inserting the collapsed device through an incision in the patient'"'"'s body; releasing and expanding the device at the vascular defect such that an outer surface contour of the device substantially fills the vascular defect; substantially occluding the vascular defect acutely with the device that is substantially covered with clotted blood. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A delivery system for deployment of a device for treatment of a patient'"'"'s vasculature, comprising:
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a microcatheter having an inner lumen extending a length thereof; a device for treatment of a patient'"'"'s vasculature disposed within the inner lumen of the microcatheter and comprising a self-expanding resilient permeable shell of thin filaments, the permeable shell having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis, a radially constrained elongated state configured for delivery within a microcatheter with the thin woven filaments extending longitudinally from the proximal end to the distal radially adjacent each other, and an expanded relaxed state with a globular and axially shortened configuration relative to the constrained state with the woven filaments forming the self-expanding resilient permeable shell in a smooth path radially expanded from the longitudinal axis between the proximal end and distal end and a plurality of openings in the shell formed between the woven filaments, the permeable shell further having a portion when in the expanded relaxed state that is configured to span an opening of a patient'"'"'s vascular defect; and an elongate delivery apparatus having a proximal end and a distal end releasably secured to a proximal hub of the device.
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32. A method of manufacturing a device for treatment of a patient'"'"'s vasculature, comprising:
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braiding a plurality of elongate resilient filaments over a cylindrically shaped mandrel forming a braided tubular member; heat setting the elongate filaments of the braided tubular member in an expanded relaxed state with a globular and axially shortened configuration relative to a constrained state with the woven filaments forming the self-expanding resilient permeable shell in a smooth path radially expanded from a longitudinal axis of the device between a proximal end and a distal end of the device with the shell having a bend at the distal end in an everted configuration such that a hub at the distal end is withdrawn axially within the permeable shell structure and a plurality of openings in the shell are formed between the woven filaments; securing the proximal ends of the filaments together; and
securing the distal ends of the filaments together. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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