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US 6,494,884 B2Granted
Methods and devices for delivering occlusion elements
AssigneeConcentric Medical, Inc.
InventorsHanson S. Gifford, III, Ivan Sepetka, Son Gia, Maria Aboytes
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Abstract
A device for delivering an occlusion element, or other medical device, which includes a fluid dissolvable bond. The occlusion element is coupled to the delivery element with the fluid dissolvable bond. The bond may be dissolved by delivering a fluid through the delivery element either through the delivery element itself or through a tube positioned in the delivery element.
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A method of delivering an occlusion element, comprising the steps of:
- providing an occlusion element which is coupled to a delivery element with a dissolvable material, the dissolvable material being dissolvable with a fluid, the dissolvable material forming a dissolvable connection between the delivery element and the occlusion element;
- advancing the occlusion element through a patient's vascular system with the occlusion element coupled to the delivery element with at least the dissolvable connection;
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- dissolving the dissolvable material thereby releasing the occlusion element from the dissolvable connection with the delivery element.
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