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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clifford Teoh, Los Altos, CA (US);
Hanh Ho, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth W. Quan, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ;
Abstract
One aspect of the present invention pertains to an implantable medical device for at least partially obstructing a neck portion of a vascular aneurysm. The implantable medical device includes an occlusion subassembly having a central tubular member and at least one lateral protrusion fixedly attached to the central tubular member. The lateral protrusion(s) and the central tubular member are of a size and overall flexibility to lodge at the neck portion of the vascular aneurysm. A coil is attached to the lateral protrusion.