Woven vascular treatment devices
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1. A device for treating a thrombus in a vessel, the device comprising:
- a plurality of wires woven to form a textile fabric, the textile fabric being completely hollow and comprising;
ten self-expanding bulbs,nine necks longitudinally between the ten self-expanding bulbs, anda distal neck distal to the distal-most of the ten self-expanding bulbs,the plurality of wires comprising;
a plurality of radiopaque wires, anda plurality of shape-memory wires.
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Abstract
Vascular treatment and methods include a plurality of self-expanding bulbs and a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs. Joints between woven structures and hypotubes include solder. Woven structures include patterns of radiopaque filaments measureable under x-ray. Structures are heat treated to include at least shapes at different temperatures. A catheter includes a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs. Heat treating systems include a detachable flange. Laser cutting systems include a fluid flow system.
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1. A device for treating a thrombus in a vessel, the device comprising:
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a plurality of wires woven to form a textile fabric, the textile fabric being completely hollow and comprising; ten self-expanding bulbs, nine necks longitudinally between the ten self-expanding bulbs, and a distal neck distal to the distal-most of the ten self-expanding bulbs, the plurality of wires comprising; a plurality of radiopaque wires, and a plurality of shape-memory wires. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A device for treating a thrombus in a vessel, the device comprising:
a plurality of wires woven to form a textile fabric comprising a free distal end, the textile fabric comprising a plurality of bulbs and a plurality of necks in a radially expanded state, the plurality of bulbs spaced by the plurality of necks, the plurality of wires comprising shape-memory wires and radiopaque wires. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device for treating a vessel, the device comprising:
a plurality of wires woven to form a completely hollow textile fabric comprising; a radially collapsed state having a diameter between about 0.25 mm and about 0.5 mm, and a radially expanded state having a diameter between about 1 mm and about 30 mm, the textile fabric comprising a plurality of bulbs and a plurality of necks in the radially expanded state. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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