Embolization device and a method of using the same
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1. A method for filling an abnormal void within the body, the method comprising:
- placing in a void within the body a catheter having a distal exit, the distal exit placed at a treatment site;
passing a space-occupying device through the catheter and distal exit, the space-occupying device having a device volume and comprising a flexible leader, a first non-expandable space-occupying element connected to the leader, and a second non-expandable space-occupying element connected to the leader; and
deploying the device into the treatment site.
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Abstract
Non-expandable space-occupying devices for treating voids within the body are disclosed. The devices can have multiple non-expandable space-occupying elements connected to a flexible leader. Methods of making and using the devices are also disclosed.
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1. A method for filling an abnormal void within the body, the method comprising:
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placing in a void within the body a catheter having a distal exit, the distal exit placed at a treatment site; passing a space-occupying device through the catheter and distal exit, the space-occupying device having a device volume and comprising a flexible leader, a first non-expandable space-occupying element connected to the leader, and a second non-expandable space-occupying element connected to the leader; and deploying the device into the treatment site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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