Vascular implant

An implant for inducing blood stagnation in an intracranial aneurysm comprising:

• a support movable from a reduced profile position for delivery to an expanded placement position within the neck of the intracranial aneurysm, the support including a plurality of radially extending fingers with ends facing into the aneurysm;
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• an absorbent textile structure attached to a distal end of the support, the textile structure including a plurality of yarns, the yarns formed from a plurality of filaments, the filaments of the yarns having spaces therebetween to induce flow of blood between the filaments of the yarn to transport blood along the yarns, and the yarns formed into a permeable structure to allow inflow of blood between the yarns and through the implant, the implant becoming saturated with blood to cause stagnation of blood and blood clotting.

An implant for inducing blood stagnation in an intracranial aneurysm by placement at the bifurcation adjacent the aneurysm, the implant comprising:

• a support movable from a reduced profile position for delivery to an expanded placement position within the vessel adjacent the intracranial aneurysm;
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• an absorbent textile structure positioned at a distal end of the support and forming an open umbrella like structure, the textile structure including a plurality of yarns, the yarns formed from a plurality of filaments, the filaments of the yarns having spaces therebetween to induce flow of blood between the filaments of the yarn to transport blood along the yarns, and the yarns formed into a permeable structure to allow inflow of blood between the yarns and through the implant, the implant becoming saturated with blood to cause stagnation of blood and blood clotting.