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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
May. 28, 2014
Applicant:
TW Medical Technologies, Llc, Quakertown, PA (US);
Inventors:
Michael P. Wallace, Pleasanton, CA (US);
E. Skott Greenhalgh, Lower Gwynedd, PA (US);
Assignee:
TW Medical Technologies, LLC, Quakertown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/267 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12113 (2013.01); A61B 17/1214 (2013.01); A61B 17/12177 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1205 (2013.01);
Abstract
Vaso-occlusive apparatuses, including implants, and methods of using them to treat aneurysms. For example, described herein are expandable vaso-occlusive implants that include one or more soft and expandable braided member coupled to a pushable member such as a coil that maybe inserted and retrieved from within an aneurism using a delivery catheter. In particular, the expandable implants described herein are configured to allow relatively soft and elongate implants to be pushed out of a cannula without binding up within the cannula.