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US 6,143,007 AGranted
Method for making an occlusive device
AssigneeTarget Therapeutics, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Mariant, Gene Samson
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Abstract
This invention is a surgical device. In particular, it is an implant which may be used to occlude vascular lumens, arteries, veins, aneurysms, vascular malformations, arteriovenous fistulas, or other cavities and lumens within a mammalian body. It is typically a substrate coil or braid to which a number of fibers have been secured using heat.
Claims6
A method for making a device for occluding a lumen or cavity in a mammal, comprising the steps of:
- (a) bringing fibers into contact with a substrate to form an interface therebetween;
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- (b) causing the substrate to emit heat so the fibers at the interface are secured to the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.