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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hanh Ho, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth W. Quan, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);
Clifford Teoh, Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert M. Abrams, Encinitas, CA (US);
Joseph C. Eder, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Paul C. Slaikeu, San Carlos, CA (US);
Michael P. Wallace, Fremont, CA (US);
James Barry, Marlborough, MA (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 device includes an occlusion subassembly comprising a base section and at least one lateral protrusion fixedly attached to the base section. A therapeutic agent is disposed upon at least one portion of at least one lateral protrusion.