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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2006
Vladimir Mitelberg, Austin, TX (US);
John H. Thinnes, Jr., Miami, FL (US);
Keith Balgobin, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Vladimir Mitelberg, Austin, TX (US);
John H. Thinnes, Jr., Miami, FL (US);
Keith Balgobin, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Codman & Shurtleff, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
An implantable medical device detachment system is provided with a carrier member having a compressible portion at a distal end thereof. The compressible portion is moved to a compressed condition to allow an engagement member of the system to releasably engage an implantable device, such as an embolic coil. The carrier member and associated implantable device are fed through a body vessel to a target location, where the device is disengaged from the engagement member. The compressible portion then moves from the compressed condition to an elongated condition to completely separate the implantable device from the engagement member.