Vaso-occlusive devices with attached polymer structures
OwnerStephen Porter, Like Que +3inventors
InventorsStephen Porter, Like Que, Jimmy Dao, Shana Castelli, Richard Murphy
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are vaso-occlusive devices for forming occluding the vasculature of a patient. More particularly, disclosed herein are vaso-occlusive devices comprising at least one polymer structure and methods of making and using these devices.
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A vaso-occlusive device comprising a core element having an outer surface and at least one polymer structure surrounding a substantial portion of the surface of the core element, wherein the polymer structure is selected from the group consisting of a multi-layered polymeric structure, a twisted polymer, a twill woven structure and a satin woven structure.
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