Medical devices for treating a target site and associated method
AssigneeSt. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
InventorsSarah Ellen Drilling, John C Oslund, Mathias C Glimsdale, Xiaoping Gu
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AssigneeSt. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
InventorsSarah Ellen Drilling, John C Oslund, Mathias C Glimsdale, Xiaoping Gu
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Embodiments of the present invention provide devices and methods for treating various target sites, such as vascular abnormalities. For example, a medical device according to one embodiment includes at least one layer of a fabric of braided strands having proximal and distal ends and a central axis extending therebetween. The medical device has an expanded configuration a generally frustroconical shaped portion at each end. The medical device is configured to be constrained to a reduced configuration for delivery through a diagnostic catheter and to at least partially return, when unconstrained, towards the expanded configuration.
A medical device comprising:
A medical device comprising:
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