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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Microvention, Inc., Tustin, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Constant, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Edward Michael Keeley, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Joshua Garretson, San Diego, CA (US);
Gregory M. Cruise, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Assignee:
MicroVention, Inc., Tustin, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 49/04 (2006.01); A61K 49/12 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/0404 (2013.01); A61K 49/126 (2013.01); A61L 31/048 (2013.01); A61L 31/145 (2013.01); A61L 31/18 (2013.01); A61L 2430/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are apparatus, compositions, systems and methods for occluding vascular structures and vascular malformations with radiopaque hydrogel filaments. The filaments can contain no support members and can be CT and MR compatible. Methods of forming such filaments are also disclosed.