Vasoocclusion coil with attached fibrous element(s)
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1. A vasoocclusive device comprising:
- (a) a helical coil for occluding blood flow having a multiplicity of windings extending between a first end and a second end;
(b) at least one fibrous element having a first end and a second end, with the portion of the element intermediate said ends extending axially along the coil in a generally serpentine configuration composed of a plurality of loops having maxima that extend radially outwardly and minima that extend radially inwardly and are threaded about individual windings at spaced intervals along the coil.
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Abstract
A device for occluding a blood vessel comprising a helical metal coil having at least one fibrous element attached to its proximal end wherein the fibrous element(s) extends in a sinusoidal wave configuration, the loops of which extend about individual windings at spaced intervals along the axis of the coil.
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1. A vasoocclusive device comprising:
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(a) a helical coil for occluding blood flow having a multiplicity of windings extending between a first end and a second end; (b) at least one fibrous element having a first end and a second end, with the portion of the element intermediate said ends extending axially along the coil in a generally serpentine configuration composed of a plurality of loops having maxima that extend radially outwardly and minima that extend radially inwardly and are threaded about individual windings at spaced intervals along the coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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