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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2007
Applicant:
Mark L. Pomeranz, Bernardsville, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Mark L. Pomeranz, Bernardsville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Depuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12022 (2013.01); A61B 17/1214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12068 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embolic coil deployment system for placing a coil at a preselected site within a vessel of the human body is provided. The deployment system includes a heating element at the distal end of a detachment member and a heat-responsive coupling attached to a delivery member for holding the coil during positioning of the coil. The heating element is heated to reduce the strength of and sever the heat-responsive coupling for releasing the coil at a desired position within the body vessel.