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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2020
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Sarah Ellen Drilling, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John C Oslund, Blaine, MN (US);
Mathias C Glimsdale, St. Michael, MN (US);
Xiaoping Gu, Maplewood, MN (US);
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
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.