Vascular occlusion device
AssigneeCook Incorporated
InventorsKathryn R. Evert, James C. Elsesser
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Abstract
A vascular occlusion device for occluding a body vessel is disclosed. The device comprises a hub having proximal and distal ends and a plurality of anchoring struts. Each anchoring strut has a first end and a second end. The first ends are connected together at the hub. Each of the second ends extends freely from the first end to engage the body vessel for anchoring the device therein. The device further comprises a central strut attached to the proximal end of the hub. The device further comprises a proximal and distal members and an extracellular matrix material. The proximal and distal members are slidibly disposed about the central strut. The extracellular matrix material is disposed about the central strut between the proximal and distal members.
Claims19
A vascular occlusion device for occluding a body vessel, the device comprising:
- a hub having proximal and distal ends;
- a plurality of anchoring struts, each anchoring strut having a first end and a second end, the first ends being connected together at the hub, each of the second ends extending freely from the first end to engage the body vessel for anchoring the device therein;
- a central strut attached to the proximal end of the hub;
- proximal and distal members slidibly disposed about the central strut;
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- an extracellular matrix material disposed about the central strut between the proximal and distal members.
A vascular occlusion device for occluding a body vessel, the device comprising:
- a hub having proximal and distal ends;
- a plurality of anchoring struts, each anchoring strut having a first end and a second end, the first ends being connected to the hub, each of the second ends extending freely from the first end to engage the body vessel for anchoring the device therein;
- a central strut detachably connected to the proximal end of the hub;
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- an extracellular matrix material disposed about the central strut and formed on a portion of the plurality of struts.
A method of occluding a body vessel, the method comprising:
- introducing a vascular occlusion device through a delivery catheter, the device comprising:
- a hub having proximal and distal ends;
- a plurality of anchoring struts, each anchoring strut having a first end and a second end, the first ends being connected together at the hub, each of the second ends extending freely from the first end to engage the body vessel for anchoring the device therein;
- a central strut attached to the proximal end of the hub;
- proximal and distal members slidibly disposed about the central strut;
- an extracellular matrix material disposed about the central strut between the proximal and distal members;
- pushing the anchoring struts through the catheter to engage the body vessel for anchoring the device therein;
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- absorbing blood in the extracellular matrix material to occlude the body vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.