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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Kurt J. Tekulve, Ellettsville, IN (US);
Andrew W. Conder, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Kurt J. Tekulve, Ellettsville, IN (US);
Andrew W. Conder, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved occluding device and an improved method of occluding fluid through a body vessel. The occluding device comprises an inner coil. At least one outer coil is disposed about a portion of the inner coil. The outer coil has a pre-curled tension to facilitate the outer coil to be curled within the lumen of the body vessel when deployed.