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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2019
Avantec Vascular Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ryan Hoshino, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sith Khoune, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John To, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jennifer Huynh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Maria Cruz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Avantec Vascular Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An embolic device and a corresponding embolic device delivery system and method. In one example, an embolic device delivery system comprises a delivery catheter, a coupler disposed inside the delivery catheter, and an embolic device that may be carried and placed by the coupler. The embolic device includes a primary winding that forms a hollow tube such that a coupler may be threaded therethrough. Further, the embolic device may include a slotted metal tube suited to be affixed to one end of the hollow tube formed by the primary winding. Additionally, the embolic device may include a retaining mechanism that includes one or more protrusions suited to engage with one or more slots of the slotted metal tube. In this manner, the retaining mechanism is affixed to the slotted metal tube and the hollow tube formed by the primary winding.