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Detachable aneurysm neck bridge (III)

  • US 6,936,055 B1
  • Filed: 03/10/2000
  • Issued: 08/30/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vaso-occlusive system, comprising:

  • a vaso-occlusive device for occluding an aneurysm, the vaso-occlusive device having a first shape when being delivered to the aneurysm, and a second shape that is different from the first shape when the vaso-occlusive device is delivered within the aneurysm; and

    a retainer assembly for retaining the vaso-occlusive device in the aneurysm, the retainer assembly comprising a core wire, an array element, and a joint between a distal end of the core wire and the array element, wherein the array element has a delivery shape when retained within an elongate tubular delivery device, and a deployed shape when outside the elongate tubular delivery device, and the joint is comparatively more susceptible to electrolytic severability than the core wire and the array element.

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