Intracorporeal Occlusive Device And Method

A method for delivering an intracorporeal space filling device to a desired site within a patient's vasculature comprising the following steps performed in the following order:

• (a). advancing an intracorporeal space filling device having a first end detachably secured to a distal end of an elongated shaft to a desired site within a patient's vasculature;
• (b). heating a resistive element;
• (c). heating a polymer link detachably securing the first end of the intracorporeal space filling device to the distal end of the elongated shaft through the heating of the resistive element;
• (d). releasing the intracorporeal space filling device from the distal end of the elongated shaft through the heating of the polymer link;
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• (e). withdrawing the elongated shaft from the desired site within a patient's vasculature

A method for delivering an intracorporeal space filling device to a desired site within a patient's vasculature comprising the following steps performed in the following order:

• (a). advancing an intracorporeal space filling device having a first end detachably secured to a distal end of an elongated shaft to a desired site within a patient's vasculature;
• (c). heating a non-tubular polymer link detachably securing the first end of the intracorporeal space filling device to the distal end of the elongated shaft;
• (d). releasing the intracorporeal space filling device from the distal end of the elongated shaft through the heating of the non-tubular polymer link;
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• (e). withdrawing the elongated shaft from the desired site within a patient's vasculature

A delivery system for an intracorporeal space filling device comprising:

• an elongated shaft;
• a polymer link detachably securing an intracorporeal space filling device to the elongated shaft, a portion of the polymer link passing through a lumen of the elongated shaft;
• a resistive element in thermal contact with the polymer link;
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• a source of direct current in electrical communication with the resistive element through a signal conduit.