Asymmetrical medical devices for treating a target site and associated method
AssigneeAGA Medical Corporation
InventorRyan Kariniemi
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide medical devices and methods for treating a target site within the body, such as for treating vascular abnormalities. For example, one embodiment provides medical device including a first tubular member that includes a first portion, a second portion, and a central portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion. Each of the first and second portions have a radius that is larger than that of the central portion, and the second portion has a preset, relaxed configuration in which a portion of the second portion has a partial discoid shape defined by an inversion of a portion of a discoid into itself.
Claims24
A medical device comprising:
- a first tubular member that includes a first portion, a second portion, and a central portion disposed between said first portion and said second portion, wherein the first tubular member has a central axis extending between said first and second portions, wherein said central portion is disposed axially along the central axis, wherein each of said first portion and said second portion has a radius defined about the central axis that is larger than that of said central portion, and wherein said second portion has a partial discoid shape in a preset, relaxed configuration defined by a radial inversion of a portion of a discoid into itself along a plane perpendicular to the central axis.
A medical device comprising:
- a first tubular member comprises a first portion, a second portion, and a central portion disposed between said first portion and said second portion, wherein the first tubular member has a central axis extending between said first and second portions, and wherein said central portion is disposed axially along the central axis, wherein each of said first portion and said second portion has a radius defined about the central axis that is larger than that of said central portion, and wherein said second portion has a radially concave surface defined by a radial inversion into itself along a plane perpendicular to the central axis.
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