Vaso-occlusive device with serpentine shape
AssigneeSciMed Life Systems, Inc.
InventorsJohn Laurence Minck JR., Kevin M. Jaeger, Jacqueline Tu Tran
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Abstract
A vaso-occlusive device having a length, at least a portion of the length having a serpentine secondary shape when the device is in a relaxed condition. The vaso-occlusive device deliverable to a vasculature site such that as the device is deployed, it immediately forms along the wall of the vasculature site, thus occluding the site.
Claims14
A vaso-occlusive device, comprising:
- a member having a length, at least a portion of the length having a serpentine shape when the member is in a relaxed condition.
A method of occluding a selected site in a vessel with a vaso-occlusive device having a length, at least a portion of the length having a serpentine shape when the member is in a relaxed condition, the method comprising:
- accessing the site with a delivery apparatus;
- deploying the vaso-occlusive device from the delivery apparatus into the selected site of the vessel in a manner allowing a portion of the vaso-occlusive device to substantially assume its relaxed serpentine shape and form along a surface of the vessel at the site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.