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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Lulo, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Susana Martinez, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Ernesto Avellanet, Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Assignee:
Cordis Corporation, Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606191 ; 606194 ;
Abstract
A medical device for placing an embolic coil at a preselected location within a vessel comprising a positioning catheter having a distal tip for retaining the embolic coil which when pressurized with a fluid expands outwardly to release the coil at the preselected position. The positioning catheter includes a coaxial stiffening tube and helically wound coil transition zone to provide improved positioning of the embolic coil.