×

Device and method for treating a vessel

  • US 9,566,070 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2013
  • Issued: 02/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A vessel blocking device comprising:

  • an expandable cap adapted to block a vessel having an bottom and an opening; and

    an anchoring mechanism having a plurality of catching elements connected to a rim of said opening of said expandable cap and adapted to engage with a vessel wall of said vessel, wherein each one of said plurality of catching elements comprises an array of angled spikes pointing toward a plane crossing said bottom perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of said expandable cap; and

    a hook shaped mechanism mechanically connected to said expandable cap at said bottom and adapted to be connected to an extraction hook or wire;

    wherein said hook shaped mechanism having a first end connected to said bottom of said expandable cap, and a second end adapted to be connected to said extraction hook or said wire, wherein said second end radiates from said first end towards said opening; and

    wherein the hook shaped mechanism has an extraction hook encircled by said expandable cap.

View all claims
  • 3 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×