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Apparatus and method for the use of detachable coils in vascular aneurysms and body cavities

  • US 5,916,235 A
  • Filed: 08/13/1997
  • Issued: 06/29/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for use within a body lumen comprising:

  • a wire;

    a selectively detachable joint;

    an expandable cage, said joint coupling said cage to said wire;

    said expandable cage capable of assuming a collapsed and expanded configuration, said expanded configuration being self-assumed by said cage when said cage is freed of confinement,whereby, said cage expands for deployment within said body lumen.

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